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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Imboden
Area
• Total	14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	3,468
• Density	240.8/km2 (623.8/sq mi)
Postal code	7402
Surrounded by	Domat/Ems, Rhäzüns, Tamins, Trin, Versam

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

Vorderrhein and Ruinaulta as seen from Zault Observation Deck in Bonaduz

Confluence of the Rhein river near Reichenau.

Upper Rhein valley, from Bonaduz to Chur.

Bonaduz has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 14.5 km² (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 ;-;

Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Bonaduz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,468. The historical population was as follows:

As of 2008^[update], 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

As of 2000^[update], the age distribution was as follows:

Religions

As of 2000^[update], most of the population is Roman Catholic (59.9%) or Swiss Reformed (26.9%). The other religious beliefs were as follows:

Languages

As of 2000^[update], most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).

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).

Economy

As of 2005^[update], Bonaduz has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:

Transportation

Bonaduz railway station

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