Lantsch/Lenz

Lantsch/Lenz

Lantsch/Lenz

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Lantsch/Lenz
Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°34′E / 46.683°N 9.567°E / 46.683; 9.567Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°34′E / 46.683°N 9.567°E / 46.683; 9.567
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Albula
Area[1]
  Total 21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Elevation 1,328 m (4,357 ft)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
  Total 512
  Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Postal code 7083
SFOS number 3513
Surrounded by Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Arosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Vaz/Obervaz
Website www.lantsch-lenz.ch
SFSO statistics

Lantsch/Lenz (German: Lenz, Romansh: Lantsch) is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

The majority of its population is Romansh-speaking.

History

Lantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as Lanzes.[3]

Geography

Painted house in Lantsch/Lenz

Lantsch/Lenz has an area, as of 2006, of 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi). Of this area, 27% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (34.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district. It is located at an elevation of 1,294 m (4,245 ft) on a terrace above the right side of the Albula river. It consists of the linear village of Lantsch/Lenz. Until 1943 Lantsch/Lenz was known as Lenz.[5]

Demographics

Lantsch/Lenz has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 512.[2] As of 2008, 12.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (54.2%), with Romansh being second most common (36.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%).[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Lantsch/Lenz is; 49 people or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 32 people or 6.6% are 10 to 14, and 29 people or 6.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 36 people or 7.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 76 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 66 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 61 people or 12.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 56 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 61 people or 12.6% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.[7]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 38.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (33.2%), the SPS (16.2%) and the FDP (10.8%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lantsch/Lenz about 73.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Lantsch/Lenz has an unemployment rate of 2.24%. As of 2005, there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 25 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 83 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3][6]

year population
1710 215
1850 353
1900 363
1950 355
1960 366
1970 373
1980 382
1990 453
2000 485

Heritage sites of national significance

St. Mary's church in Lantsch/Lenz

St. Mary's Church in Lantsch/Lenz is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[8]

References

  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 1 2 Lantsch/Lenz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 24-Sep-2009
  5. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
  6. 1 2 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  7. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 24-Sep-2009
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