Rodels
title: "Rodels" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-municipalities-of-the-grisons", "populated-places-disestablished-in-2015", "2015-disestablishments-in-switzerland", "domleschg"] topic_path: "geography/switzerland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodels" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Rodels |
| image_photo | Rodels.jpg |
| municipality_type | former |
| imagepath_coa | Rodels wappen.svg |
| imagepath_flag | Flag of Rodels.gif |
| canton | Graubünden |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Hinterrhein |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7415 |
| municipality_code | 3636 |
| area | 1.68 |
| elevation | 684 |
| population | 267 |
| populationof | Dec 2013 |
| website | www.domleschg.ch |
| neighboring_municipalities | Almens, Cazis, Paspels, Pratval |
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| subject_name = Rodels | image_photo = Rodels.jpg | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = Rodels wappen.svg | imagepath_flag = Flag of Rodels.gif | canton = Graubünden | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Hinterrhein | coordinates = | postal_code = 7415 | municipality_code = 3636 | area = 1.68 | elevation = 684 | population = 267 | populationof = Dec 2013 | website = www.domleschg.ch | neighboring_municipalities= Almens, Cazis, Paspels, Pratval |}} Rodels (Romansh: Roten) is a former municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, located in the district of Hinterrhein. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.
History
Rodels is first mentioned in the mid-12th Century as ad Rautine.
Geography
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Before the merger, Rodels had a total area of 1.7 km2. 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.
Demographics
Rodels had a population (as of 2013) of 267. , 7.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Between 2000 and 2010, the population number was stable. Between 2010 and 2013, the population has declined by 5%.
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The age distribution, , 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.
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%. , 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: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 106 |
| 1850 | 135 |
| 1900 | 147 |
| 1950 | 178 |
| 1980 | 155 |
| 2000 | 281 |
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Languages
Most of the population () speaks German (90.7%), with Romansh being second most common (3.9%) and Italian being third (1.8%).
::data[format=table title="Languages in Rodels"]
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 125 | 80.65% | 204 | 91.89% | 255 | 90.75% | |||
| Romanish | 25 | 16.13% | 10 | 4.50% | 11 | 3.91% | |||
| Italian | 5 | 3.23% | 5 | 2.25% | 5 | 1.78% | |||
| Population | 155 | 100% | 222 | 100% | 281 | 100% | |||
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Transportation
Rhaetian Railway operate services to Rodels-Realta (Rhaetian Railway station) nearby.
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 2 January 2013
- [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
- [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
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-24 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive. link. (2009-08-27 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1476. Rodels
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