Bonaduz


Bonaduz is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

History

Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as Beneduces. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that year, Sculms joined Versam.

Geography

Bonaduz has an area,, of. Of this area, 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region. It consists of the haufendorf of Bonaduz on a high plain south-west of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein.

Demographics

Bonaduz has a population of. The historical population was as follows:
YearPopulation
20203,468
20102,738
20002,433
19501,039
1900886
1850581

, 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
, the age distribution was as follows:
Age groupPopulation% of total
Children 37315.3%
Pre-teen 1626.7%
Teenagers 1586.5%
Adults 2199.0%
Adults 48920.1%
Adults 39416.2%
Adults 29212.0%
Seniors 1506.2%
Seniors 1335.5%
Seniors 542.2%
Seniors 90.4%

Religions

, most of the population is Roman Catholic or Swiss Reformed. The other religious beliefs were as follows:
ReligionPopulation% of Total
Roman Catholic1,45759.9%
Swiss Reformed65426.9%
Orthodox Christian100.41%
Other Christian471.93%
Islam451.85%
Other religion140.58%
No religion 1204.93%
No answer863.53%

Languages

, most of the population speaks Swiss German, with Romansh being second most common, and Italian being third.

Education

In Bonaduz about 77.3% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the SPS and the FDP.

Economy

, Bonaduz had an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:
SectorPeople EmployedBusinesses Involved
Primary 3211
Secondary 55526
Tertiary 36174

Transportation

Rhaetian Railway operate services to Bonaduz (Rhaetian Railway station).