Tamins

Tamins (Romansh Tumein) is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Tamins is first mentioned in 1224 as Tuminne. In 1225 it was mentioned as Tvminnis and in 1399 as Tumins.

Geography

Tamins has an area, as of 2006, of 40.7 km² (15.7 sq mi). Of this area, 16.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (32%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Trins sub-district, of the Imboden district. It is a small settlement north of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein. It consists of the village of Tamins and since 1803 the village of Reichenau at the confluence of Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein and the Castle (Schloss) of Reichenau. is located in the municipality.

Demographics

Tamins has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 1,226.As of 2008, 13.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.5%.