Lantsch/Lenz (german: 'Lenz', '' Romansh: Lantsch'') is a

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in the

Albula Region Albula Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. Mergers ...

in the

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of Graubünden in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The majority of its population is Romansh-speaking.

History

Lantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as ''Lanzes''.

Geography

Lantsch/Lenz has an area, , of . 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). Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. It is located at an elevation of 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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009

Demographics

Lantsch/Lenz has a population (as of ) of . , 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 () speaks German (54.2%), with Romansh being second most common (36.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%).
accessed 24-Sep-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , 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.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the

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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

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(16.2%) and the FDP (10.8%). 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 ''

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''). Lantsch/Lenz has an unemployment rate of 2.24%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 25 people are employed in the

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and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 83 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

Heritage sites of national significance

St. Mary's Church in Lantsch/Lenz is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 24-Sep-2009

References

External links

*
Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lantsch Lenz Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden