Rhäzüns (; , ) is a

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in the

Imboden Region Imboden Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy t ...

in the

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History

Rhäzüns is first mentioned about 840 AD as ''Raezunne''. It formed a single parish with

Bonaduz Bonaduz () is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as ''Beneduces''. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that ...

until

the Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and ...

. It was part of the

Grey League The Grey League (, , or ), sometimes called ''Oberbund'', formed in 1395 in the '' Vorderrhein'' and '' Hinterrhein'' valleys, Raetia. The name Grey League is derived from the homespun grey clothes worn by the people. The league became part o ...

from 1424. It was acquired by the

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in 1497 but remained part of the

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for the purposes of jurisdiction. In the

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(1809), the Habsburg Monarchy ceded the lordship of Rhäzüns to France. It reverted to Habsburg after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, but was assigned to

in the

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of 1815 (article 78). The transition of administrative power to Grisons, as a canton of the

restored Swiss Confederacy The periods of Restoration and Regeneration in Swiss history lasted from 1814 to 1847. "Restoration" is the period of 1814 to 1830, the restoration of the ''Ancien Régime'' (federalism), reverting the changes imposed by Napoleon Bonaparte on t ...

, became effective only on 19 January 1819.

Geography

Rhäzüns lies on the Hinterrhein, shortly before its confluence with the

Vorderrhein The Vorderrhein (; ; ; ; ), or Anterior Rhine, is the left of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the '' Hinterrhein''). It is longer than the ''Hinterrhein'', but has a lower discharge than the latter at their confluence, w ...

. Rhäzüns has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 69.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it was part of the Imboden Region. It consists of the

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of Rhäzüns in the valley between

and the narrow entrance to the Domleschg valley.

Demographics

Rhäzüns has a population (as of ) of . , 15.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 08-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Rhäzüns is; 191 people or 15.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 80 people or 6.7% are 10 to 14, and 69 people or 5.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 130 people or 10.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 192 people or 16.0% are 30 to 39, 203 people or 16.9% are 40 to 49, and 143 people or 11.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 90 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 81 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 22 people or 1.8% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (23.2%), the SPS (21.9%) and the FDP (18.6%). In Rhäzüns about 74.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

Fachhochschule A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...

''). Rhäzüns has an unemployment rate of 1.35%. , there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 178 people are employed in the

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and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 112 people are employed in the

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, with 29 businesses in this sector. From the , 741 or 61.7% are

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

, while 280 or 23.3% belonged to the

Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The P ...

. Of the rest of the population, there are less than 5 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 11 individuals (or about 0.92% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 63 (or about 5.25% of the population) who are

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ic. There are 9 individuals (or about 0.75% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 55 (or about 4.58% of the population) belong to no church, are

agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, the divine, or the supernatural is either unknowable in principle or unknown in fact. (page 56 in 1967 edition) It can also mean an apathy towards such religious belief and refer to ...

atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...

, and 42 individuals (or about 3.50% of the population) did not answer the question. B-Rhaezuens-Kath-Kirche

The historical population is given in the following table:

Languages

Most of the population () speaks German (79.4%), with Romansh being second most common (10.1%) and Italian being third ( 3.3%).

Products

It is known for its mineral water brand ''Rhäzünser'' and the beer ''Rhäzünser Pils''.

Heritage sites of national significance

The ''Baselgia S. Gieri/St. George's Church frescos'' and the ''baselgia S. Paul\St. Paul's Church'' are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 08-Oct-2009 File:SognGieri nah.jpg, Baselgia S. Gieri/St. George's Church exterior File:Sogn Gieri Süd.jpg, S. Gieri/St. George interior, looking to the south File:SognGieri Chorlinks1.jpg, S. Gieri/St. George interior, left choir wall File:Feiertagschristus Rhäzüns.jpg, S. Gieri/St. George painting of a Holiday Christus File:Sogn Paul Ansicht.jpg, St. Paul's Church exterior File:Sogn Paul innen.jpg, St. Paul's Interior File:Sogn Paul Seitenaltar.jpg, St. Paul's, side altar File:Sogn Paul Christophorus.jpg, St. Paul's Church, painting of St. Christopher

Transportation

Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (; ; ), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Cantons of Switzerland, ...

operate services to

Rhäzüns (Rhaetian Railway station) Rhäzüns (; , ) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. History Rhäzüns is first mentioned about 840 AD as ''Raezunne''. It formed a single parish with Bonaduz until the Reformation. It was part of the Grey Lea ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rhazuns Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden