Inn District, Switzerland
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Inn District
Bezirk Inn District d'En | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Scuol |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,196.56 km2 (461.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,476 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 7 |
Inn District (Romansh: ) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 1,196.77 km2 (462.08 sq mi) and had a population of 9,476 in 2015. It was replaced with the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]
It consisted of four Kreise (sub-districts) and seven municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Samnaun | 784 | 56.18 |
| Valsot | 826 | 158.96 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Scuol | 4,624 | 144.14 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Lavin | 226 | 46.18 |
| Susch | 211 | 93.95 |
| Zernez | 1,506 | 203.91 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Val Müstair | 1,423 | 198.65 |
Mergers and name changes
[edit]- In 2009 Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava merged to form the municipality of Val Müstair.[3]
- On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Romosch and Tschlin merged to form the new municipality of Valsot.[4]
- On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.[5]
Languages
[edit]Along with Surselva, the district of Inn is predominantly Romansh-speaking, with a large German-speaking minority. Except for the municipality of Samnaun, all of the municipalities of the district has both Romansh and German as their language, although the latter has an unofficial status in most of the municipalities.
| Languages | Census 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | |
| German | 3,177 | 35.7% |
| Romansh | 5,144 | 57.9% |
| Italian | 194 | 2.2% |
| TOTAL | 8,888 | 100% |
References
[edit]- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ a b c d "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
| Districts of Graubünden | |
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