Mastrils

Mastrils
Country Switzerland Canton Graubünden District Landquart 46°58′N 9°32′E / 46.967°N 9.533°E / 46.967; 9.533Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°32′E / 46.967°N 9.533°E / 46.967; 9.533
Population	557 (Dec 2009)[1]
- Density	70 /km2 (181 /sq mi)
Area	7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,804 ft)
Postal code	7303
SFOS number	3943
Surrounded by	Bad Ragaz (SG), Igis, Maienfeld, Pfäfers (SG), Untervaz, Zizers
Website	www.mastrils.ch SFSO statistics
Mastrils
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Mastrils is a municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Mastrils is first mentioned in 1318 as Ponstrils. In 1345 it was mentioned as Bastrils.^[2] In 1854 the municipality separated from Zizers to become an independent municipality.^[3]

Geography

Rhein river near Mastrils

Tardisbrücke village and Tardis bridge (in German: Tardisbrücke)

Mastrils has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 8 km² (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 23.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 68.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

The municipality is located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district. It is a widely scattered settlement on in the foothills of the Calanda mountains. It consists of the settlements of Isla, Tardisbrücke and Trätsch.

Demographics

Mastrils has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 557.^[1] As of 2008^[update], 8.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (93.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Romansh being third ( 1.5%).^[4]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.^[6] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Mastrils is; 54 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 31 teenagers or 5.9% are 10 to 14, and 48 teenagers or 9.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 53 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 88 people or 16.6% are 30 to 39, 86 people or 16.3% are 40 to 49, and 82 people or 15.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 38 people or 7.2% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 38 people or 7.2% are 70 to 79, there are 10 people or 1.9% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.2% who are 90 to 99.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (29%), the CVP (14.8%) and the FDP (14.4%).^[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mastrils about 71.8% 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]

Mastrils has an unemployment rate of 1.08%. As of 2005^[update], there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 44 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.^[4]

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

year	population
1850	460
1900	322
1950	433
1970	464
1990	585
2000	529

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Mastrils in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 15-Oct-2009
5. ^ ^{a b} Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
6. ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009

External links

• Official Web site