Cazis

Cazis is first mentioned in 926 as Cacias. ==Geography==

Cazis has an area, , of . Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It is located on the western side of the Hinterrhein valley. It consists of the linear village of Cazis and the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrealta, Luvreu, Ratitsch, Summaprada, Schauenberg and Valleina. The municipalities of Cazis, Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Cazis. ==Demographics==

Cazis has a population (as of ) of . , 14.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. , the gender distribution of the population was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. The age distribution, , in Cazis is; 180 people or 11.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 86 people or 5.5% are 10 to 14, and 126 people or 8.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 160 people or 10.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 274 people or 17.4% are 30 to 39, 255 people or 16.2% are 40 to 49, and 199 people or 12.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 131 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 87 people or 5.5% are 70 to 79, there are 67 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 10 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (29.6%), the SPS (22.3%) and the FDP (13.4%). ==Languages==

Until 1800, the municipality spoke exclusively Sursilvan, a dialect of Romansh. Today, the municipality is predominantly German-speaking population, with small Romansh- and Italian-speaking minorities. Most of the population () speaks German (84.2%), with Romansh being second most common ( 4.7%) and Italian being third ( 2.7%). ==Heritage sites of national significance==

The Cresta (prehistoric settlement), Chapel St. Wendelin and the Catholic Church of St. Martin are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. ==Transportation==

The municipality has three railway stations: , , and . All three are located on the Landquart–Thusis line with regular service to and . ==References==