Luzein

Coat of arms

Luzein

Location of Luzein

Coordinates: 46°55′N 9°46′E / 46.917°N 9.767°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 9°46′E / 46.917°N 9.767°E

Country

Area

• Total

83.89 km² (32.39 sq mi)

Elevation

958 m (3,143 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

3,587

• Density

43/km² (110/sq mi)

Postal code

7242

SFOS number

3891

Surrounded by

Conters im Prättigau, Fideris, Jenaz, Küblis, Sankt Antönien, Schiers

Website

www.luzein.ch
SFSO statistics

Luzein is a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Luzein is first mentioned in 1185 as Luzene.

Luzein has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 31.6 km² (12.2 sq mi). Of this area, 41.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district (until 2000 part of the former Oberlandquart district). The current municipality was created in 1892 along the right side of the Prättigau valley. It consists of the village of Luzein which is made up of the sections of Buchen, Luzein, Pany and Putz.

The coat of arms is described as Per bend sinister azure an Arrow in bend sinister Or and of the second a Wing sinister in bend sinister of the first. The coat of arms contains the wing of the Freiherr von Matsch and the arrow of the Sprecher family from Luzein.

Luzein has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,587. As of 2008^[update], 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.7%), with English being second most common ( 0.5%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%).

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Luzein is; 145 children or 13.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 157 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 103 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 155 people or 14.0% are between 30 and 39, 168 people or 15.1% are between 40 and 49, and 131 people or 11.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 126 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 77 people or 6.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 40 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89 there are 8 people or 0.7% who are between 90 and 99.

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