Lantsch/Lenz

Lantsch/Lenz
Municipality
Lantsch/Lenz
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Location of Lantsch/Lenz
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Coordinates: 46°41′N9°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  (31 December 2018) [2]
• Total	533
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	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 Albula Region 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

Aerial view (1947)

Lantsch/Lenz has an area, as of 2006 ^[update] , 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]

Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

Demographics

Lantsch/Lenz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 560. ^[7] As of 2008 ^[update] , 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 ^[update] ) speaks German (54.2%), with Romansh being second most common (36.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%). ^[4]

As of 2000 ^[update] , the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female. ^[8] The age distribution, as of 2000 ^[update] , 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. ^[9]

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 ^[update] , 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] [8]}

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. ^[10]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Lantsch/Lenz in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24-Sep-2009
5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
6. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
7. "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.
8. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
9. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
10. 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

External links

• Media related to Lantsch/Lenz at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in German)
• Lantsch/Lenz in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .