Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as Beneduces. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that year, Sculms joined Versam.[3]
Geography
Bonaduz has an area, as of 2006[update], of 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region.[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Bonaduz on a high plain south-west of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein.
Demographics ;-;
Bonaduz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,468.[6] The historical population was as follows:[3]
Year
Population
2020
3,468
2010
2,738
2000
2,433
1950
1,039
1900
886
1850
581
As of 2008[update], 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.[7]
As of 2000[update], the age distribution was as follows:[8]
As of 2000[update], most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).[4]
In Bonaduz about 77.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (31.9%), the SPS (22.4%) and the FDP (12.3%).[4]
Economy
As of 2005[update], Bonaduz has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:[4]