Rodels

Rodels is first mentioned in the mid-12th Century as ad Rautine.

File:Rodels von Norden.jpg

Before the merger, Rodels had a total area of {{convert|1.7|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. 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.

Rodels had a population (as of 2013) of 267.[https://www.media-stat.admin.ch/maps/profile/profile.html?226.3636.en Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraits 2015: Communes] accessed 01 April 2020 {{as of|2013}}, 7.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Between 2000 and 2010, the population number was stable.[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/maps/profile/profile.html?221.3636.en Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraits 2012: Communes] accessed 01 April 2020 Between 2010 and 2013, the population has declined by 5%.

{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx |date=2009-09-24 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, 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.[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx |date=2009-08-27 }} {{in lang|de}} 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%. {{as of|2008}}, 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:{{HDS|1476|Rodels}}

Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (90.7%), with Romansh being second most common (3.9%) and Italian being third (1.8%).

Rhaetian Railway operate services to Rodels-Realta (Rhaetian Railway station) nearby.

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• [http://www.rodels.ch Official Web site]

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Category:Former municipalities of Graubünden

Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015

Category:2015 disestablishments in Switzerland

Category:Domleschg