Tumegl/Tomils

Tumegl/Tomils is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Tumegl/Tomils merged with Feldis/Veulden, Scheid and Trans to form the municipality of Tomils.[1]

Tumegl/Tomils
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Tumegl/Tomils
Tumegl/Tomils
Tumegl/Tomils
Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°26′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictHinterrhein
Area
 • Total320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation
801 m (2,628 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total365
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7418
SFOS number3642
Surrounded byCazis, Paspels, Rothenbrunnen, Scheid, Trans
Websitewww.tumegl-tomils.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Tumegl/Tomils is first mentioned in 1141 as in Tumillis.[2]

Geography
Village of Tomils

Tumegl/Tomils has an area, as of 2006, of 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 34% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The village is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on a low terrace on the right bank of the Hinterrhine. In 2009 Tumegl/Tomils merged with Feldis/Veulden, Scheid and Trans to form the municipality of Tomils.[1] Until 1943 Tumegl/Tomils was known as Tomils.[1]

Demographics

Tumegl/Tomils has a population (as of 2007) of 365, of which 5.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.7%.[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Tumegl/Tomils is; 48 people or 15.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 31 people or 9.7% are 10 to 14, and 26 people or 8.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 24 people or 7.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 55 people or 17.1% are 30 to 39, 52 people or 16.2% are 40 to 49, and 22 people or 6.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 5.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 8.7% are 70 to 79, there are 12 people or 3.7% who are 80 to 89, there are 5 people or 1.6% who are 90 to 99, and 1 person or 0.3% who is 100 or more.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 36.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28%), the CVP (21.1%) and the FDP (13.4%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Tumegl/Tomils about 86.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]

Tumegl/Tomils has an unemployment rate of 0.87%. As of 2005, there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1803 202
1850 226
1900 233
1950 266
2000 321

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.3%), with Romansh being second most common ( 4.0%) and Albanian being third ( 2.2%).[3]

Languages in Tumegl/Tomils
LanguagesCensus 1980Census 1990Census 2000
NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
German16977.88%22887.69%29391.28%
Romanish3516.13%176.54%134.05%

Heritage sites of national significance

The S. Maria e Maurezzi Church, Burg Ortenstein (Ortenstein castle) and Sogn Murezi (an early medieval church) are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[6]

  • Burg Ortenstein
  • Aerial view (1947)

References
  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  2. Tumegl/Tomils in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 06-Oct-2009
  4. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  5. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 27 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  6. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 06-Oct-2009

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