Jenaz ''( Romansh: Gianatsch)'' is a

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village in the

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and a

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in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden.

History

Jenaz is first mentioned in the second half of the 12th Century as ''Junazis''.

Geography

Jenaz has an area, , of . Of this area, 48.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Jenaz sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016
accessed 16 February 2017 It consists of the old village of Jenaz on a terrace above the Landquart river, the new

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on the valley floor, the

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of Rüti on the right side of the Landquart and the section of Pragg-Jenaz on the Furnerbach.

Demographics

Jenaz has a population (as of ) of . , 7.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.1%) and Romansh being third ( 0.8%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 28-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Jenaz is; 128 children or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 146 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 115 people or 10.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 168 people or 14.9% are between 30 and 39, 163 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 152 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 105 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 90 people or 8.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 54 people or 4.8% who are between 80 and 89 there are 9 people or 0.8% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 43.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (38.7%), the SP (12.2%) and the CVP (3.5%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Jenaz about 67.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Jenaz has an unemployment rate of 0.45%. , there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 36 businesses involved in this sector. 144 people are employed in the

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and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 99 people are employed in the

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, with 38 businesses in this sector. From the , 146 or 12.9% are

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, while 862 or 76.3% belonged to the

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. Of the rest of the population, there are 10 individuals (or about 0.88% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals (or about 1.59% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 43 (or about 3.81% of the population) who are Islamic. There is 1 individual (or about 0.09% of the population) who belongs to another church (not listed on the census), 23 (or about 2.04% of the population) belong to no church, are

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, and 27 individuals (or about 2.39% of the population) did not answer the question. The historical population is given in the following table:

Transportation

The municipality has two railway stations, and , on the Landquart–Davos Platz line. They have limited service to , , , , and .

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden