Lantsch/Lenz

Lantsch / Lenz

Lantsch / Lenz (Romansh Lantsch, German and until 1943 officially Lenz) is a municipality in the district of Belfort of the district Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Traditionally speaking, a majority of the inhabitants of Romansh. Lantsch / Lenz is part of Surmeir region.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure, a silver (white ) Saumpferd packed with red barrels

The Saumpferd in the colors of the family of Vaz recalls the significant commercial traffic on the Lenzerheide.

History

Excavations on the south-west of the town center lying hills group " bot since Loz " showed that Lenz was already inhabited in the Early Iron Age. The late La Tène settlement remains from the 1st century BC, probably derived from a Celtic guard station. The Romans used the transition Lenzerheide for their troops and traders as a through route to the Julier and Septimerpass. In the Carolingian period was " Lanzes " pursuant to the realm of land register 831 to the Ministry Impetinis. At that time there were in Lantsch a royal court, a church and two hostels ( " taverns "). Old place names suggest that the older Lantsch was right at the Church of St. Mary and was transferred later to the east of the roadway. As one of the four Porten - next Tinizong, Bivio and Vicosoprano - on the transit route via Julier and Septimer it was entitled to collect goods tariffs. Lantsch was part of the court Belfort, that was in 1436 occurred in the Ten Jurisdictions.

Population

Languages

The population traditionally speaks Surmiran, a dialect of Romansh. While residents in 1880 with 96.1 % Romansh Been almost monolingual, this figure rose to 1910 even at 97.02 %. Since then, the share of novels constantly decreases (1941 86.6 % 1970 74.53 %). Since 2000, the German-speaking are in the absolute majority. Official languages ​​of the municipality are Romansh and German. The development in recent decades has shown the following table:

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 496 inhabitants were 448 ( = 90.32 %), Swiss nationals.

Attractions

  • Today's funeral church Church of St. Mary is a late Gothic hall church and dates from the middle of the 9th century.
  • In the middle of the village of St. Anthony's Church stands.
  • Of the built about the middle of the 19th century, eight plate covered washing and baking houses, Romansh called pastroins, the club pro pastroins could renovate two and get fully functional, so that on festive occasions bread can be baked.
  • On the main street is the house of the parents of Hans Ardüser, one of the most famous painters of that time. The painted facade from 1592 showing mainly religious subjects with images of various saints, especially the representation of Saint Anne self third.
  • Two other Wohnhäauser are bemahlt by Hans Arduser.
  • The house Amilcar (No. 26) has paintings by Hans Ardüser from 1591. The four-storey building with a steep pitched roof was removed in 1694 by the family Beeli of Belfort. It has sgraffito from 1694 and a Renaissance room from 1590.

Washing and Backhaus Pastroin da la Poarta, around 1830

Chapel of St. Cassian

Catholic parish church of St. Anthony of Padua, built in 1656

Facade paintings of Hans Ardüser at the house of his in-laws, 1592

Biathlon Arena Lenzerheide

On the northern edge of the village of Lantsch / Lenz is the Biathlon Arena Lenzerheide.

Personalities

  • Joseph Michael Willi, missionary and educator
  • Anton Thaddaeus of Sumerau (1697-1771), first President of the Government of Vorderösterreich
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