Portein
Encyclopedia
Portein was a municipality
in the district of Hinterrhein
in the Swiss
canton
of Graubünden
. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz
, Sarn
and Tartar
merged into the municipality of Cazis
.
The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district in the Heinzenberg
. It is located on a ridge between the Porteiner Tobel and the Val da la Malanotg at an altitude of 1178 m (3,864.8 ft). It consists of the hamlet
-like Haufendorf
(an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Portein. The municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.
, the gender distribution of the population was 40.9% male and 59.1% female. The age distribution, , in Portein is; 2 people or 7.7% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 2 people or 7.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 3.8% of the population is between 20 to 29 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 30 to 39, 5 people or 19.2% are 40 to 49, and 3 people or 11.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is no one is between 60 to 69 years old, 2 people or 7.7% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 15.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 66.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(26.3%), the SPS
(6.3%) and the CVP
(1.3%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Portein about 90.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
Portein has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 7 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector and there are no businesses in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector, and there are no businesses in this sector in the village.
The historical population is given in the following table:
in Canton Ticino
.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Hinterrhein
Hinterrhein (district)
Hinterrhein District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of and has a population of .Hinterrhein District consists of five Kreise and twenty-eight municipalities...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz
Präz
Präz was a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
, Sarn
Sarn, Switzerland
Sarn was a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
and Tartar
Tartar, Switzerland
Tartar is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
merged into the municipality of Cazis
Cazis
Cazis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
.
Geography
Portein has an area, , of 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district in the Heinzenberg
Heinzenberg
Heinzenberg is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
. It is located on a ridge between the Porteiner Tobel and the Val da la Malanotg at an altitude of 1178 m (3,864.8 ft). It consists of the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
-like Haufendorf
Haufendorf
A Haufendorf is an enclosed village with irregular plots of land and farms of greatly differing scale, usually surrounded by a stockade fence . They are typically found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, whence the name. Haufendörfer differ from most other types of village in that they are...
(an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Portein. The municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.
Demographics
Portein has a population of 22, of which 3 are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has stayed stable., the gender distribution of the population was 40.9% male and 59.1% female. The age distribution, , in Portein is; 2 people or 7.7% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 2 people or 7.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 3.8% of the population is between 20 to 29 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 30 to 39, 5 people or 19.2% are 40 to 49, and 3 people or 11.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is no one is between 60 to 69 years old, 2 people or 7.7% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 15.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 66.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(26.3%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(6.3%) and the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(1.3%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Portein about 90.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Portein has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 7 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector and there are no businesses in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector, and there are no businesses in this sector in the village.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1808 | 48 |
| 1850 | 65 |
| 1900 | 30 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 2000 | 26 |
Population
On 31 December 2001, Portein was the smallest municipality in Switzerland in terms of population, with a population of 22. By the end of 2003, however, the population grew to 23, losing that distinction. the smallest municipality was CorippoCorippo
Corippo is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.With a population of just 17 , it is the smallest municipality in Switzerland...
in Canton Ticino
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
.