Zizers
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 9°34′E / 46.933°N 9.567°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 9°34′E / 46.933°N 9.567°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Landquart | |
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| • Total | 11.01 km2 (4.25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,361 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7205 | |
| SFOS number | 3947 | |
| Surrounded by | Igis, Maienfeld, Mastrils, Says, Trimmis, Untervaz, Valzeina | |
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Zizers (Romansh: Zir or Zezras) is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary died in Zizers.
Zizers is first mentioned in 824 as Zizuris.
Zizers has an area, as of 2006[update], of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was the capital of the sub-district of Fünf Dörfer in the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It is located on the most important road through the Rhine river valley.
Until 1854 Mastrils was part of Zizers. In 1913 the enclaves of Oberzollbruck (population in 1910, 30), Russhof (population 91) and Untere Mühle (population 8) became part of Igis.
Zizers has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,361. As of 2008[update], 13.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (88.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%).
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Zizers is; 315 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 197 teenagers or 6.6% are 10 to 14, and 220 teenagers or 7.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 357 people or 12.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 480 people or 16.1% are 30 to 39, 474 people or 15.9% are 40 to 49, and 368 people or 12.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 288 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 159 people or 5.3% are 70 to 79, there are 99 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 26 people or 0.9% who are 90 to 99.
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