Pratval facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pratval
Former municipality of Switzerland
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Pratval Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Pratval Location in Canton of Graubünden Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Area
• Total	0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation	687 m (2,254 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	241
• Density	313.0/km2 (811/sq mi)
Postal code	7415
Surrounded by	Almens, Cazis, Fürstenau, Rodels

Pratval used to be a small town, or municipality, in Switzerland. It was located in the Graubünden area, which is a canton (like a state or region) in Switzerland.

On January 1, 2015, Pratval joined with four other nearby towns. These were Almens, Paspels, Rodels, and Tomils. Together, they formed a new, larger municipality called Domleschg.

History of Pratval

Pratval is an old place with a long history. The first time Pratval was written about in official records was in the year 1345. Back then, it was known by the name Prau de Valle.

Geography of Pratval

Schloss Rietberg, a castle near Pratval.

Before it merged with other towns, Pratval was very small. Its total area was about 0.8 square kilometers (0.3 square miles). This made it the smallest municipality in the entire Graubünden canton.

Most of Pratval's land was used for farming, about 55% of it. Forests covered another 26.3% of the area. About 17.5% of the land had buildings or roads. The rest, a tiny 1.3%, was made up of things like rivers or mountains.

Pratval was located in a valley area called Domleschg. It had five main parts: Gross- and Kleinrietberg, Rietbach, Mühle, and Hof. All these small settlements were built on a flat area of land. This plateau was located to the east of the Hinterrhine River.

People of Pratval

In 2013, Pratval had a population of 254 people. A small part of the population, about 4.7%, were people from other countries in 2008. Over the ten years before 2013, the number of people living in Pratval went down a little bit.

In the year 2000, there were more females than males living in Pratval. About 56% of the people were female, and 44% were male.

Here is a look at the age groups in Pratval in 2000:

• 17.1% of the people were children aged 0 to 9 years old.
• 7.1% were aged 10 to 14.
• 5.8% were aged 15 to 19.
• 7.1% were young adults aged 20 to 29.
• 21.3% were adults aged 30 to 39.
• 20.0% were adults aged 40 to 49.
• 6.3% were adults aged 50 to 59.
• 6.7% were seniors aged 60 to 69.
• 5.4% were seniors aged 70 to 79.
• 3.3% were seniors aged 80 to 89.

Education and Jobs

Many adults in Pratval have a good education. About 84.4% of people aged 25 to 64 have finished high school or gone on to higher education, like a university.

Pratval had a very low unemployment rate of 0.14%. This means almost everyone who wanted a job had one. In 2005, a few people worked in farming. A very small number worked in manufacturing. The largest number of people worked in the service industry, like shops or offices.

Population Changes Over Time

The table below shows how the number of people living in Pratval changed over many years:

Languages Spoken in Pratval

Most people in Pratval speak German. In the year 2000, about 94.6% of the population spoke German. The second most common language was Romansh, spoken by 4.2% of the people. A very small number, 0.4%, spoke French.

The table below shows the languages spoken in Pratval during different census years:

See also

In Spanish: Pratval para niños