Lantsch/Lenz

Geschichte

Lantsch/Lenz is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.The majority of its population is Romansh-speaking.HistoryLantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as Lanzes.GeographyLantsch/Lenz has an area, of 21.8km2. 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 1294m 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.DemographicsLantsch/Lenz has a population 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%)., the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female. 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.