Jenins

Jenin

Jenin (Romansh Gianin? / I ) is a municipality in the district of Maienfeld in the district land quart of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent ( white ) two blue grapes on tangled green petioles

The coat of arms motif with the two grapes was used already in the court seal of Jenin in 1536.

Geography

The municipality is located on a debris fan of Teilerrüfi the foot of the mountain on the right side of the valley Vilán the Chur Rhine Valley. Of the total municipality area of ​​10.5 km ² 504 ha used for agriculture (some alpine inns, partly arable land and 87 ha Rebbaupflanzungen ). More 421 hectares are covered by forest and woodland. Of the remainder, 87 ha is unproductive area (mostly mountains) and 38 ha settlement area. Above Jenin is the ruins of the Castle Neu - Aspermont.

Jenin is adjacent to Maienfeld, Malan and Buchen in Prättigau.

Population

From the end of 2004 757 inhabitants were 698 ( = 92%) of Swiss citizens.

Policy

The mayor is Baseli Werth (2011 ).

Attractions

  • Monumental is the Protestant church.
  • Upper house speaker
  • Lower House Speaker
  • Castle ruins New Aspermont

Pictures

Village Church

Town hall

Sawmill

Ausserdorf

Unterdorf

Vilan Malans, Switzerland Landquart District
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