# Bonaduz

Bonaduz (Romansh: Panaduz) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

## History

Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as Beneduces. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that year, Sculms joined Versam.

## Geography

Bonaduz has an area, as of 2006, of 14.5 km$^2$ (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Bonaduz on a high plain south-west of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein.

## Demographics ;-;

Bonaduz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,468. The historical population was as follows:
| Year | Population |
| 2020 | 3,468 |
| 2010 | 2,738 |
| 2000 | 2,433 |
| 1950 | 1,039 |
| 1900 | 886 |
| 1850 | 581 |
As of 2008, 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
As of 2000, the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
As of 2000, the age distribution was as follows:
| Age group | Population | % of total |
| Children (0-9yrs) | 373 | 15.3% |
| Pre-teen (10-14yrs) | 162 | 6.7% |
| Teenagers (15-19yrs) | 158 | 6.5% |
| Adults (20-29yrs) | 219 | 9.0% |
| Adults (30-39yrs) | 489 | 20.1% |
| Adults (40-49yrs) | 394 | 16.2% |
| Adults (50-59yrs) | 292 | 12.0% |
| Seniors (60-69yrs) | 150 | 6.2% |
| Seniors (70-79yrs) | 133 | 5.5% |
| Seniors (80-89yrs) | 54 | 2.2% |
| Seniors (90-99yrs) | 9 | 0.4% |

### Religions

As of 2000, most of the population is Roman Catholic (59.9%) or Swiss Reformed (26.9%). The other religious beliefs were as follows:
| Religion | Population | % of Total |
| Roman Catholic | 1,457 | 59.9% |
| Swiss Reformed | 654 | 26.9% |
| Orthodox Christian | 10 | 0.41% |
| Other Christian | 47 | 1.93% |
| Islam | 45 | 1.85% |
| Other religion | 14 | 0.58% |
| No religion (agnostic or atheist) | 120 | 4.93% |
| No answer | 86 | 3.53% |

### Languages

As of 2000, most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).
Languages in Bonaduz :
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Census 2000 |
| Languages | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| German | 1186 | 79.12% | 1620 | 85.81% | 2140 | 87.96% |
| Romansh | 166 | 11.07% | 114 | 6.04% | 131 | 5.38% |
| Italian | 80 | 5.34% | 39 | 2.07% | 52 | 2.14% |
| Population | 1499 | 100% | 1888 | 100% | 2433 | 100% |

### Education

In Bonaduz about 77.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

### Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (31.9%), the SPS (22.4%) and the FDP (12.3%).

## Economy

As of 2005, Bonaduz has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:
| Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
| Primary (raw materials) | 32 | 11 |
| Secondary (manufacturing) | 555 | 26 |
| Tertiary (service) | 361 | 74 |

## Transportation

Rhaetian Railway operate services to Bonaduz (Rhaetian Railway station).