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Inn District, Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°48′N 10°17′E / 46.800°N 10.283°E / 46.800; 10.283
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Inn District
Bezirk Inn
District d'En
District
Location of Inn District
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalScuol
Area
 • Total1,196.56 km2 (461.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,476
 • Density7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities7

Inn District (Romansh: District da l'En) 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:

Ramosch (Remüs) sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[2]
Area (km2)
Samnaun 784 56.18
Valsot 826 158.96
Suot Tasna (Untertasna) sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[2]
Area (km2)
Scuol 4,624 144.14
Sur Tasna (Obtasna) sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[2]
Area (km2)
Lavin 226 46.18
Susch 211 93.95
Zernez 1,506 203.91
Val Müstair
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[2]
Area (km2)
Val Müstair 1,423 198.65

Mergers and name changes

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Languages

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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 of Inn District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
German 3,177 35.7%
Romansh 5,144 57.9%
Italian 194 2.2%
TOTAL 8,888 100%

References

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  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
  5. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016

46°48′N 10°17′E / 46.800°N 10.283°E / 46.800; 10.283