Jenaz

Geschichte

Jenaz is a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.HistoryJenaz is first mentioned in the second half of the 12th Century as Junazis.GeographyJenaz has an area, of 26km2. 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. It consists of the old village of Jenaz on a terrace above the Landquart river, the new linear village on the valley floor, the hamlet of Rüti on the right side of the Landquart and the section of Pragg-Jenaz on the Furnerbach.DemographicsJenaz has a population 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%)., the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. 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.