Haldenstein is first mentioned in 1149 as Lanze. In 1370 it was mentioned as Lentz inferior.
Geography
Haldenstein has an area,, of. Of this area, 25.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Plessur Region. It is located north of Chur and on the left bank of the Rhine River. It consists of the haufendorf village of Haldenstein and the hamlets of Batänja and Berg. The municipality's boundaries are the Rhine and then up the Calanda mountain from the river to the border with the canton of St. Gallen.
Demographics
Haldenstein has a population of. , 9.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.8%. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The age distribution,, in Haldenstein is; 116 children or 14.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 47 teenagers or 5.8% are 10 to 14, and 49 teenagers or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 93 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 166 people or 20.5% are 30 to 39, 115 people or 14.2% are 40 to 49, and 108 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 59 people or 7.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 31 people or 3.8% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 8 people or 1.0% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the CVP. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Haldenstein about 83.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Haldenstein has an unemployment rate of 0.94%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 114 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 105 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1803
349
1850
492
1900
464
1950
521
1990
677
2000
808
Languages
Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being second most common and Romansh being third.
