Inn District, Switzerland Explained

Official Name:Inn District
Native Name:Bezirk Inn
District d'En
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:1196.56
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
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Inn District (Romansh: {{Audio|Roh-vallader-District da l'En.ogg|District da l'En) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 1196.77km2 and had a population of 9,476 in 2015. It was replaced with the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]

It consisted of four Kreise (sub-districts) and seven municipalities:

Sur Tasna (Obtasna) sub-district
MunicipalityPopulation
Area (km2)
46.18
93.95
203.91

Mergers and name changes

Languages

Along with Surselva, the district of Inn is predominantly Romansh-speaking, with a large German-speaking minority. Except for the municipality of Samnaun, all of the municipalities of the district has both Romansh and German as their language, although the latter has an unofficial status in most of the municipalities.

Languages of Inn District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
align=right 3,177 align=right 35.7%
align=right 5,144 align=right 57.9%
align=right 194 align=right 2.2%
TOTAL align=right 8,888 align=right 100%

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.assetdetail.1666963.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016
  2. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
  3. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
  4. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz