The Prättigau is a geographical region in the cantons of Grisons , Switzerland . It consists of the main valley of the river Landquart and the valleys of its side-rivers and creeks. Landquart River, which drains into the Alpine Rhine in the town of the same name, is on its upper end home to the ski resorts of Klosters .
17-728: Landquart is a village with a railway junction on the flat floor valley of the Alpine Rhine just north of Chur , the capital of the Grisons. The Prättigau is a tourist destination for winter and summer activities, including downhill and cross-country skiing, tobogganing and hiking. Traditionally, towns in the Prättigau were reliant on the lumber industry, although the income from tourism has largely replaced that. The historical American Van Leer family claims lineage from this area through Swiss archives. Landquart, Graub%C3%BCnden Landquart
34-582: A Swiss heritage site of national significance . The castle is the family castle of the noble family of Salis-Marschlins. In addition to the Marschlins Castle, Landquart is also home to the ruins of Falkenstein Castle . Adventist Church Landquart | Schulstrasse 76 | 7302 Landquart (next to Forum im Ried)- The Prättigauer Höhenweg begins at the Landquart railway station and ends at Klosters . Landquart
51-409: A total of 761 employees worked in 103 small companies (less than 50 employees). There were 4 mid sized businesses with 476 employees and 2 large businesses which employed 782 people. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 3,747 jobs in 495 businesses. There were 53 small businesses with a total of 1,291 employees and 9 mid sized businesses with a total of 1,080 employees. In 2015 a total of 14.7% of
68-566: Is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It was formed when the municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Landquart. The municipality "Landquart" draws its name from a locality in the former municipality of Igis. Igis is first mentioned about 840 as Ovinae/Aviuns . In 1149 it was mentioned as Auuine , in 1225 as Huiuns and in 1253 as Yges . Mastrils
85-503: Is an important activity in promoting economic growth and development . Nations that export manufactured products tend to generate higher marginal GDP growth, which supports higher incomes and therefore marginal tax revenue needed to fund such government expenditures as health care and infrastructure . Among developed countries , it is an important source of well-paying jobs for the middle class (e.g., engineering) to facilitate greater social mobility for successive generations on
102-424: Is classed as a regional business center and is the center of the Landquart region. As of 2014 , there were a total of 5,917 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 151 people worked in 38 businesses in the primary economic sector . There was one mid sized primary sector business with a total of 61 employees. The secondary sector employed 2,019 workers in 109 separate businesses. In 2014
119-440: Is first mentioned in 1318 as Ponstrils . In 1345 it was mentioned as Bastrils . Landquart has an area, (based on the 2004/09 survey) of 18.86 km (7.28 sq mi). Of this area, about 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 4.8% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 183 ha (450 acres) or about 9.7% of
136-579: The 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 34.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.4%), the BDP (14.9%) and the CVP (11.4%). In the federal election, a total of 2,429 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.4%. The municipality has three railway stations: Landquart , Landquart Ried , and Igis . All three are located on
153-542: The Landquart–Thusis line of the Rhaetian Railway with regular service to Disentis/Mustér , Scuol-Tarasp , Rhäzüns , and Schiers . In addition, Swiss Federal Railways serves Landquart with connections to Basel SBB and Zürich Hauptbahnhof . Secondary sector of the economy In macroeconomics , the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes
170-400: The amount of forested land has increased by 13 ha (32 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 55 ha (140 acres) in the municipality. Landquart has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 8,857. As of 2015 , 20.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 5 years (2010-2015) the population has changed at a rate of 6.47%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2015,
187-404: The average for the canton and the national average. In 2013 the average income in the municipality per tax payer was SFr 69,894 and the per person average was SFr 29,519, which is less than the cantonal average of SFr 69,964 and SFr 33,075 respectively It is also less than the national per tax payer average of SFr 82,682 and the per person average of SFr 35,825. In
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#1732848121783204-483: The economy. Currently, an estimated 20% of the labor force in the United States is involved in the secondary industry. The secondary sector depends on the primary sector for the raw materials necessary for production. Countries that primarily produce agricultural and other raw materials (i.e., primary sector ) tend to grow slowly and remain either under-developed or developing economies . The value added through
221-431: The municipality were single family homes, which is greater than the percentage in the canton (49.4%) and about the same as the percentage nationally (57.4%). In 2014 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 14.73. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2016 , was 0.6%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Marschlins Castle and the surrounding grounds are listed as
238-424: The population received social assistance. In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 2.3%. In 2015 there was one movie theater in the municipality with 98 seats. In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 3.7% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 15.8%, both of which are close to
255-803: The role of manufacturing . It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction . This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials like metals, wood) and creates finished goods suitable for sale to domestic businesses or consumers and for export (via distribution through the tertiary sector ). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy, require factories and use machinery; they are often classified as light or heavy based on such quantities. This also produces waste materials and waste heat that may cause environmental problems or pollution (see negative externalities ). Examples include textile production , car manufacturing , and handicraft . Manufacturing
272-411: The total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 54 ha (130 acres) over the 1985 amount. Of the agricultural land, 28 ha (69 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 602 ha (1,490 acres) is fields and grasslands and 74 ha (180 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1985 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 74 ha (180 acres). Over the same time period
289-559: Was 9.7, while the death rate was 7.1 per thousand residents. As of 2015 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 63.9% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%. In 2015 there were 3,566 single residents, 4,134 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 415 widows or widowers and 707 divorced residents. In 2015 there were 3,812 private households in Landquart with an average household size of 2.29 persons. In 2015 about 60.2% of all buildings in
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