Lantsch/Lenz

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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

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Painted house in Lantsch/Lenz
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Aerial view (1947)

Lantsch/Lenz has an area, since 2006Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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 since 2008Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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 (since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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]

since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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, since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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%. since 2005Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)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

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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.[7]

References

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External links

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