Lantsch/Lenz
Template:Infobox Swiss town Lantsch/Lenz (Template:Langx, Romansh: Lantsch) is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.
The majority of its population is German-speaking, with a significant Romansh-speaking minority.
History
Lantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as Lanzes.[1]
Geography
Lantsch/Lenz has an area, as of 2006[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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).[2]
Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region.[3] It is located at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[4]
Demographics
Lantsch/Lenz has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref As of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (54.2%), with Romansh being second most common (36.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%).[2]
As of 2000[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.[6]
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%).[2]
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).[2]
Lantsch/Lenz has an unemployment rate of 2.24%. As of 2005[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1][5]
| 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 is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[7]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Script error: No such module "webarchive". accessed 24-Sep-2009
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:In lang accessed 23 September 2009
- ↑ a b Graubunden in Numbers Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Script error: No such module "webarchive". 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 24-Sep-2009
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