Domleschg

Domleschg
Paspels village in Domleschg
Domleschg
Location of Domleschg
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°26′E / 46.717°N 9.433°E / 46.717; 9.433Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°26′E / 46.717°N 9.433°E / 46.717; 9.433
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Government
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Werner Natter
Area
• Total	45.93 km2 (17.73 sq mi)
Elevation	687 m (2,254 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,943
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	7415-7418
SFOS number	3673
Surrounded by	Cazis, Fürstenau
Website	www.domleschg.ch SFSO statistics

Domleschg is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.

Almens is first mentioned in the first half of the 9th Century as de Lemenne. Paspels is first mentioned in 1237 as in villa Pascuals though the original record no longer exists. In 1246 it was mentioned as de Pascuals. Pratval is first mentioned in 1345 as Prau de Valle. Rodels is first mentioned in the mid-12th Century as ad Rautine. Tomils was created on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils.

Based on the 2009 survery, the former municipalities that make up Domleschg had an area of 45.93 km² (17.73 sq mi). Of this area, 16.59 km² (6.41 sq mi) or 36.1% was used for agricultural purposes, while 22.66 km² (8.75 sq mi) or 49.3% was forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi) or 3.3% was settled (buildings or roads), 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 0.7% was either rivers or lakes and 4.88 km² (1.88 sq mi) or 10.6% was unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 42.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.1% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures and 20.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 8.9% is unproductive vegetation and 1.7% is too rocky for vegetation.

The total population of Domleschg (as of December 2015^[update]) is 1,943.