Rodels (Romansh: Roten) is a former municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, located in the district of Hinterrhein. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History Rodels is first mentioned in the mid-12th Century as ad Rautine.
Geography
Before the merger, Rodels had a total area of . Of this area, 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of a linear village and a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) as well as the hamlet of Nueins. The municipality is located on a low terrace on the right side of the Hinterrhein.
Demographics Rodels had a population (as of 2013) of 267.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraits 2015: Communes accessed 01 April 2020 , 7.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Between 2000 and 2010, the population number was stable.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraits 2012: Communes accessed 01 April 2020 Between 2010 and 2013, the population has declined by 5%.
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.Graubunden in Numbers accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Rodels is; 35 people or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 27 people or 9.6% are 10 to 14, and 17 people or 6.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 34 people or 12.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 52 people or 18.5% are 30 to 39, 46 people or 16.4% are 40 to 49, and 28 people or 10.0% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 18 people or 6.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 5.7% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 2.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.4% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics accessed 21 September 2009
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the BDP (22.1%), SPS (17.8%) and the CVP (15.5%).
In Rodels 80% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
As of 2011, Rodels had an unemployment rate of 1.05%. , there were 20 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector. 23 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 15 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: year population 1803 106 1850 135 1900 147 1950 178 1980 155 2000 281
Languages Most of the population () speaks German (90.7%), with Romansh being second most common (3.9%) and Italian being third (1.8%).
+ Languages in Rodels Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent German 125 80.65% 204 91.89% 255 90.75%Romanish 25 16.13% 10 4.50% 11 3.91%Italian 5 3.23% 5 2.25% 5 1.78%Population 155 100% 222 100% 281 100%
Transportation
Rhaetian Railway operate services to Rodels-Realta (Rhaetian Railway station) nearby.
References
External links Official Web site