Valzeina

Valzeina is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2011 Fanas and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of Grüsch.

Valzeina
Former municipality of Switzerland
Valzeina village and church
Coat of arms
Location of Valzeina
Valzeina
Valzeina
Coordinates: 46°57′N 9°36′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictPrättigau/Davos
Government
 • MayorHans Wieland
Area
 • Total11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
1,114 m (3,655 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total130
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7213
SFOS number3973
Surrounded byFurna, Grüsch, Igis, Malans, Says, Seewis im Prättigau, Trimmis, Zizers
Websitewww.valzeina.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Valzeina is first mentioned in 1367 as Valtzennas.[1]

Geography
From Brand (Sigg), looking toward Valzeina

Valzeina has an area, as of 2006, of 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]

The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of scattered settlements in Vorder-Valzeina, Hinter-Valzeina and Sigg (on the right side of the valley). The municipalities of Grüsch and Valzeina are considering a merger on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Grüsch.[3]

Demographics

Valzeina has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 139.[4] As of 2008, 3.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.1%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).[2]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 56.0% male and 44.0% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Valzeina is; 24 children or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 18 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 29 people or 20.7% are between 30 and 39, 15 people or 10.7% are between 40 and 49, and 14 people or 10.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 8.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89 there is 1 person who is between 90 and 99.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (35.9%), the FDP (9.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (6.6%).[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Valzeina about 67.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Valzeina has an unemployment rate of 1.03%. As of 2005, there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 6 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year population
1850 243
1900 216
1950 216
1980 115
2000 140

References
  1. Valzeina in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30-Oct-2009
  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  4. Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Archived 2012-09-21 at WebCite Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (in German) accessed 10 December 2011
  5. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  6. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

Christoph Signer: Die Walsergemeinde Valzeina. Anthropogeographische Aspekte Valzeinas. Diplomarbeit, Universität Zürich. Zürich 1980.

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