Molinis

Molinis
Former municipality of Switzerland
Molinis village
Coat of arms
Molinis
Location of Molinis
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°39′E / 46.833°N 9.650°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 9°39′E / 46.833°N 9.650°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Plessur
Area
• Total	13.24 km^2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	132
• Density	10.0/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Postal code	7056
SFOS number	3927
Surrounded by	Arosa, Peist, St. Peter-Pagig, Tschiertschen
Website	SFSO statistics

Molinis is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Molinis, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.^[1]

History

Molinis is first mentioned in 1335 as Mulina. Formerly, in Romansh, it was known as Molinas.^[2]

Geography

Before the merger, Molinis had a total area of 13.2 km² (5.1 sq mi).^[3] Of this area, 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district, on the Schanfigg valley floor. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Molinis.

Nearby is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line, which also serves Sankt Peter.

Demographics

Molinis had a population (as of 2010) of 132.^[3] As of 2008, 12.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -20.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.5%) and Spanish being third ( 0.7%).^[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.^[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Molinis is; 20 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 22 teenagers or 16.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 7 people or 5.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 25 people or 18.4% are between 30 and 39, 20 people or 14.7% are between 40 and 49, and 9 people or 6.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 13 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 11.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89.^[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (29.8%), the FDP (7.7%) and the CVP (5.5%).^[3]

In Molinis about 73.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Molinis has an unemployment rate of 0.79%. As of 2005, there were 10 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 24 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1850	135
1900	106
1950	137
1980	83
2000	136

References

1. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 9 February 2013
2. Molinis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11 February 2013
4. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
5. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009

External links

• Media related to Molinis at Wikimedia Commons
• Molinis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.