Prättigau/Davos District Explained

Official Name:Prättigau/Davos District
Native Name:Bezirk Prättigau/Davos
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:853.40
Population As Of:December 2015
Population Total:26257
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
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Prättigau/Davos District (German: Bezirk Prättigau/Davos, Romansh: {{Audio|Roh-District da Partenz-Tavau.ogg|District da Partenz-Tavau) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 823.95km2 and has a population of 26,257 in 2015. It was replaced with the Prättigau/Davos Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]

It consists of seven Kreise (sub-districts) and fifteen municipalities:

Jenaz sub-district
MunicipalityPopulation
Area (km²)
25.32
33.25
25.95
Küblis sub-district
MunicipalityPopulation
Area (km²)
18.40
8.13
Luzein sub-district
MunicipalityPopulation
Area (km²)
31.63
52.2
Schiers sub-district
MunicipalityPopulation
Area (km²)
43.30
61.75

The sub-districts Davos, Jenaz, Klosters, Küblis and Luzein belonged until 1986 to the defunct district Oberlandquart; the sub-districts Schiers and Seewis to the defunct district Unterlandquart.

Mergers

On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into Klosters-Serneus.[2]

Languages

Languages of Prättigau/Davos District, GR
Languages Census 2000
Number Percent
align=right 23,492 align=right 89.9%
align=right 285 align=right 1.1%
align=right 452 align=right 1.7%
TOTAL align=right 26,130 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. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz