Lantsch/Lenz
Lantsch/Lenz (German: Lenz, Romansh: Lantsch) is a municipality in the district of Albula 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.
Geography
Lantsch/Lenz has an area, as of 2006, 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).
The municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district. 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.
Demographics
Lantsch/Lenz has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 512.As of 2008, 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) speaks German (54.2%), with Romansh being second most common (36.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%).
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