Jenins

Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as Uienennes. In 1142 it was mentioned as Gininnes.[3]

Valley with (l to r) Landquart, Maienfeld, Jenins and Malans.

Aerial view (1954)

Jenins has an area, as of 2006, of 10.5 km² (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region.

Jenins has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 895.[5] As of 2008, 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.9%).[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Jenins is; 107 children or 14.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 48 teenagers or 6.4% are 10 to 14, and 35 teenagers or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 71 people or 9.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 134 people or 18.0% are 30 to 39, 118 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 91 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 51 people or 6.8% are 70 to 79, there are 26 people or 3.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 5 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99.[6]

Colonel Jakob von Salis-Jenins (1815-1886).

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.5%), the FDP (20.4%) and the CVP (13.4%).[4]

In Jenins about 77.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Jenins has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. As of 2005, there were 107 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 35 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 107 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3][7]

Neu-Aspermont Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[8]

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  Sketch of Neu-Aspermont
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  Layout of Castle Neu-Aspermont
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  Neu-Aspermont from the west
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  Interior of the living quarters

Greisinger Museum Entrance Door

The Greisinger Museum houses the Greisinger Collection, Bernd Greisinger's private collection focused on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The collection, consists primarily of art and literature and collectors' items of any kind. It opened on 4 October 2013. The museum is a non-profit foundation. The main entrance is a round hobbit door and many of the rooms are underground.

The construction of the museum started in mid-2008. Planning and building of the museum were orientated on optimizing the use of the Greisinger Collection.

• Official Web site of Jenins
• Official Web site of Greisinger Museum