Jenins
Municipality
House with roses in Jenins village
House with roses in Jenins village
Coat of arms of Jenins
Coat of arms
Location of Jenins
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictLandquart
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Mathis Störi
(as of 2008)
Area
[1]
 • Total10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation
635 m (2,083 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total886
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7307
SFOS number3952
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byMaienfeld, Malans, Seewis im Prättigau
Websitewww.jenins.ch
SFSO statistics
Jenins

Jenins (Romansh: Gianin) is a municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as Uienennes. In 1142 it was mentioned as Gininnes.[3]

Geography

Valley with (l to r) Landquart, Maienfeld, Jenins and Malans.
Jenins village

Jenins has an area, as of 2006, of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district.

Demographics

Jenins has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 915.[5] As of 2008, 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.9%).[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Jenins is; 107 children or 14.3% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 48 teenagers or 6.4% are 10 to 14, and 35 teenagers or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 71 people or 9.5% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 134 people or 18.0% are 30 to 39, 118 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 91 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 51 people or 6.8% are 70 to 79, there are 26 people or 3.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 5 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99.[6]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.5%), the FDP (20.4%) and the CVP (13.4%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Jenins about 77.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Jenins has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. As of 2005, there were 107 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 35 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 107 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3][7]

year population
1850 481
1900 450
1950 461
1960 398
1970 468
1980 557
1990 654
2000 746

Heritage sites of national significance

Ruine Neu-Aspermont is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Jenins in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 16-Oct-2009
  5. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Template:De icon accessed 21 September 2009
  7. ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers Template:De icon accessed 21 September 2009
  8. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, Template:De icon accessed 16-Oct-2009
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