Lantsch/Lenz

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Lantsch/Lenz
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Lantsch/Lenz
Coordinates: 46°41′N9°34′E / 46.683°N 9.567°E / 46.683; 9.567
Country Switzerland
Canton Grisons
District Albula
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Elevation
1,328 m (4,357 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
560
 • Density26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
7083
SFOS number 3513
ISO 3166 code CH-GR
Surrounded by Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Arosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Vaz/Obervaz
Websitewww.lantsch-lenz.ch

Lantsch/Lenz (German : 'Lenz', Romansh: Lantsch) is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.

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The majority of its population is German-speaking, with a significant Romansh-speaking minority.

History

Lantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as Lanzes. [2]

Geography

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Painted house in Lantsch/Lenz
Aerial view (1947) ETH-BIB-Lantsch-Lenz-LBS H1-010122.tif
Aerial view (1947)

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). [3]

Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. [4] 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 2020) of 560. [6] 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%). [3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female. [7] 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. [8]

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%). [3]

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 ). [3]

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. [3]

The historical population is given in the following table: [2] [7]

yearpopulation
1710215
1850353
1900363
1950355
1960366
1970373
1980382
1990453
2000485

Heritage sites of national significance

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St. Mary's church in Lantsch/Lenz

St. Mary's Church in Lantsch/Lenz is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen" (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Lantsch/Lenz in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24-Sep-2009
  4. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  5. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  6. ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  9. ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 24-Sep-2009
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