Schlans

Geschichte

Schlans is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun.HistorySchlans is first mentioned in 765 as Selaunum.GeographySchlans had an area, of 8.8km2. Of this area, 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (28.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district on the heights above the Vorderrhein valley. It consists of the village of Schlans.DemographicsSchlans had a population of 80., 2.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10%. Most of the population speaks the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh, with German being second most common and Spanish being third ., the gender distribution of the population was 46.7% male and 53.3% female. The age distribution, in Schlans is; 15 children or 16.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 11 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 7 people or 7.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 13 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 10 people or 10.9% are between 40 and 49, and 8 people or 8.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 9 people or 9.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 13.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 7 people or 7.6% who are between 80 and 89.