Rhäzüns is a

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in the

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in the

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of Grisons.

History

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

Bonaduz Bonaduz ( rm, Panaduz) 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 vo ...

until the Reformation. It was part of the

Grey League The Grey League (german: Grauer Bund, it, Lega Grigia, rm, Ligia Grischa or ), sometimes called ''Oberbund'', formed in 1395 in the ''Vorderrhein'' and '' Hinterrhein'' valleys, Raetia. The name Grey League is derived from the homespun grey cl ...

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

Treaty of Schönbrunn The Treaty of Schönbrunn (french: Traité de Schönbrunn; german: Friede von Schönbrunn), sometimes known as the Peace of Schönbrunn or Treaty of Vienna, was signed between France and Austria at Schönbrunn Palace near Vienna on 14 October 1 ...

(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 Grisons in the

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

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, became effective only on 19 January 1819.

Geography

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

Vorderrhein The Vorderrhein (German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment area ...

. 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

linear village Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship ('' function'') that can be graphically represented as a straight line. Linearity is closely related to '' proportionality''. Examples in physics include rectilinear motion, the linear ...

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 Rhäzüns Illusion

, 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

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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 ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied ar ...

''). 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

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, while 280 or 23.3% belonged to the

Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...

. 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 Islamic. 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

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, 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 (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the R ...

operate services to

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

References

External links

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