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 new municipality of Tomils.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
History Tumegl/Tomils is first mentioned in 1141 as in Tumillis.
Geography
Tumegl/Tomils had an area, , of . Of this area, 34% was used for agricultural purposes, while 55.8% was forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.3% was settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5%) was non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
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. Until 1943, Tumegl/Tomils was known simply as Tomils.
Demographics Tumegl/Tomils had a population () of 365, of which 5.2% were foreign nationals. Over the previous 10 years, the population had grown by 7.7%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 06-Oct-2009
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.Graubunden in Numbers accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Tumegl/Tomils was; 48 people or 15.0% of the population were between 0 and 9 years old. 31 people or 9.7% were 10 to 14, and 26 people or 8.1% were 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 24 people or 7.5% of the population were between 20 and 29 years old. 55 people or 17.1% were 30 to 39, 52 people or 16.2% were 40 to 49, and 22 people or 6.9% were 50 to 59. The senior population distribution was 17 people or 5.3% of the population were between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 8.7% were 70 to 79, there were 12 people or 3.7% who were 80 to 89, there were 5 people or 1.6% who were 90 to 99, and 1 person or 0.3% who was 100 or more.Graubunden Population Statistics accessed 21 September 2009
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%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Tumegl/Tomils about 86.6% of the population (between age 25-64) had completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Tumegl/Tomils had an unemployment rate of 0.87%. , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about five businesses involved in this sector. 14 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were three businesses in this sector. 18 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with eight businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: year population 1803 202 1850 226 1900 233 1950 266 2000 321
Languages Most of the population () spoke German (91.3%), with Romansh being second most common ( 4.0%) and Albanian being third ( 2.2%).
+ Languages in Tumegl/Tomils Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent German 169 77.88% 228 87.69% 293 91.28%Romanish 35 16.13% 17 6.54% 13 4.05%
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.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, accessed 06-Oct-2009
References
External links
Official website
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