Riein

Riein
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Riein
Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°13′E / 46.733°N 9.217°E / 46.733; 9.217Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°13′E / 46.733°N 9.217°E / 46.733; 9.217
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,270 m (4,170 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	67
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Postal code	7128
SFOS number	3579
Surrounded by	Castrisch, Duvin, Pitasch, Safien, Sevgein, Tenna, Valendas
Website	SFSO statistics

Riein is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Riein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.

Riein is first mentioned in 765 as Renino. In 960 it was mentioned as Raine.

Before the merger, Riein had a total area of 15.8 km² (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 21.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (39.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located at the entrance to the Val Lumnezia on a terrace east of the Glenner. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Riein and the hamlet of Signina, which joined Riein in 1904-05. Signina is separated from Reien by the Val da Riein.

Riein had a population (as of 2011) of 67. As of 2008^[update], 1.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Romansh(63.4%), with German being second most common (35.2%) and Italian being third ( 1.4%).