Hinterrhein () is a village and a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located near the start of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur, one of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald.
History Hinterrhein is first mentioned in 1219 as de Reno.
Geography
Hinterrhein has an area, , of . Of this area, 22.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhine district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz – Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017 It is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located on the northern portal of the San Bernardino tunnel.
Demographics Hinterrhein has a population (as of ) of . , 6.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has stayed stable.Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 06-Oct-2009
, the gender distribution of the population was 57.7% male and 42.3% female.Graubunden in Numbers accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Hinterrhein is; 9 people or 8.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 2 people or 1.9% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 5.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 13.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 19 people or 18.1% are 30 to 39, 19 people or 18.1% are 40 to 49, and 11 people or 10.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 13.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9 people or 8.6% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 1.9% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics accessed 21 September 2009
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 76.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.3%), the SPS (6.5%) and the CVP (4.5%).
In Hinterrhein about 44.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Hinterrhein has an unemployment rate of 0.36%. , there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: year population 1781 171 1850 163 1900 147 1950 94 1960 86 1970 77 1980 75 1990 68 2000 105
Languages Most of the population () speaks German (75.2%), with Italian being second most common (14.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 5.7%).
+ Languages in Hinterrhein Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent German 75 100% 66 97.06% - 75.2%Romansh 0 0.00% 1 1.47% - 1.0%Italian 0 0.00% 1 1.47% - 14.3%Total 75 100% 68 100% 105 100%
Heritage sites of national significance The Alte Landbrücke (Old Bridge) is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, accessed 06-Oct-2009
Climate Between 1961 and 1990 Hinterrhein had an average of 121.4 days of rain per year and on average received of precipitation. The wettest month was May during which time Hinterrhein received an average of of precipitation. During this month there was precipitation for an average of 14.2 days. The driest month of the year was February with an average of of precipitation over 14.2 days., the weather station elevation is 1611 meters above sea level.
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