Schnaus

Former municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland

Schnaus

Former municipality

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Coordinates: 46°46′N 9°10′E﻿ / ﻿46.767°N 9.167°E﻿ / 46.767; 9.167
Country| Switzerland
Canton| Graubünden
District| Surselva
Area

• Total

| 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation

| 720 m (2,360 ft)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 123
• Density| 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)|

7130

SFOS number| 3583
ISO 3166 code| CH-GR
Surrounded by| Falera, Ilanz, Ladir, Rueun, Ruschein, Siat
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Schnaus is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Schnaus, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.[1]

## History

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Schnaus is first mentioned about 840 as Scanaues.[2]

## Geography

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Before the merger, Schnaus had a total area of 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi).[3] Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It consists of the village of Schnaus above the Vorderrhein and the exclave of Alp da Schnaus eastward above the Val da Siat.

## Demographics

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Schnaus had a population (as of 2011) of 123. As of 2008[update], 17.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 43%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh(45.5%), with German being second most common (40.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (11.1%).[3]

As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 57.9% male and 42.1% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Schnaus is; 17 children or 17.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 21 people or 21.2% are between 30 and 39, 14 people or 14.1% are between 40 and 49, and 11 people or 11.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 9 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 8 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there is 1 person who is between 80 and 89.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.3%), the FDP (16.7%) and the SP (15.3%).[3]

In Schnaus about 57.7% 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]

Schnaus has an unemployment rate of 4.89%. As of 2005[update], there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2][5]

year  | population

|

1850  | 126
1900  | 123
1950  | 134
1990  | 79
2000  | 99

## References

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1. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
2. ^ a b Schnaus in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 January 2014
4. ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
5. ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

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## External links

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* Schnaus in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

Other|

* Lexicon Istoric Retic
* Historical Dictionary of Switzerland