# Valzeina

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**Valzeina** is a [Swiss](/source/Switzerland) village in the [Prättigau](/source/Pr%C3%A4ttigau) and a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the political district of [Prättigau/Davos](/source/Pr%C3%A4ttigau/Davos_(district)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Graubünden](/source/Graub%C3%BCnden). On 1 January 2011 [Fanas](/source/Fanas) and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of [Grüsch](/source/Gr%C3%BCsch).

## History

Valzeina is first mentioned in 1367 as *Valtzennas*.[1]

## Geography

Valzeina has an area, As of 2006, of 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]

The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of scattered settlements in Vorder-Valzeina, Hinter-Valzeina and Sigg (on the right side of the valley). The municipalities of [Grüsch](/source/Gr%C3%BCsch) and Valzeina are considering a merger on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Grüsch.[3]

## Demographics

Valzeina has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 139.[4] As of 2008, 3.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.1%. Most of the population (As of 2000) speaks German (97.1%), with [Romansh](/source/Romansh_language) being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).[2]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 56.0% male and 44.0% female.[6] The age distribution, As of 2000, in Valzeina is; 24 children or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 18 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 29 people or 20.7% are between 30 and 39, 15 people or 10.7% are between 40 and 49, and 14 people or 10.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 8.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89 there is 1 person who is between 90 and 99.[5]

In the [2007 federal election](/source/2007_Swiss_federal_election) the most popular party was the [SP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) (35.9%), the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (9.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (6.6%).[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Valzeina about 67.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Secondary) or additional higher education (either University or a *[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)*).[2]

Valzeina has an unemployment rate of 1.03%. As of 2005, there were 37 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there is 1 business in this sector. 6 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 3 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year population 1850 243 1900 216 1950 216 1980 115 2000 140

## References

1. [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html) 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30-Oct-2009

1. [Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html) published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009

1. [Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB](http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=px-d-01-2A01&ti=St%E4ndige+und+Nichtst%E4ndige+Wohnbev%F6lkerung+nach+Region%2C+Geschlecht%2C+Nationalit%E4t+und++Alter&path=../Database/German_01%20-%20Bev%F6lkerung/01.2%20-%20Bev%F6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung/&lang=1&prod=01&openChild=true&secprod=2) [Archived](https://archive.today/20210513212032/https://www.webcitation.org/6AqJGtWbu?url=http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Dialog/varval.asp%3Fma=px-d-01-2A01) 2021-05-13 at archive.today *Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter* (in German) accessed 10 December 2011

1. [Graubunden Population Statistics](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

1. [Graubunden in Numbers](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

Christoph Signer: Die Walsergemeinde Valzeina. Anthropogeographische Aspekte Valzeinas. Diplomarbeit, Universität Zürich. Zürich 1980.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.valzeina.ch/) (in German)

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