Vorderrhein. Until 1943 Waltensburg/Vuorz was known as Waltensburg. The municipality of Waltensburg/Vuorz has an area, , of . This includes land on both sides of the Vorderrhein, and rising on the north side to the summit of the mountain of Ruchi, at an elevation of and on the border with the canton of Glarus. Of this area, 36.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (39.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Waltensburg/Vuorz has a population (as of ) of . , 4.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.9%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh (63.4%), with German being second most common (32.4%) and Dutch being third ( 1.3%). , the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The age distribution, , in Waltensburg/Vuorz is; 54 children or 14.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 57 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 32 people or 8.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 48 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 47 people or 12.3% are between 40 and 49, and 44 people or 11.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 40 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 9.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 22 people or 5.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 31.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.5%), the FDP (19.2%) and the CVP (17.4%). In Waltensburg/Vuorz about 75.7% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Waltensburg/Vuorz has an unemployment rate of 0.6%. , there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 58 people are employed in the tertiary sector,