Lohn

Lohn may refer to:

Lohn, Graubünden

Lohn (Romansh: Lon) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Lohn is first mentioned in mid-12th Century as Laune and Lune. In 1219 it was mentioned as de Laone.

Geography

Lohn has an area, as of 2006, of 8.1 km² (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located at an elevation of 1,582 m (5,190 ft) on the upper Schamserberg.

Demographics

Lohn has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 41. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.7%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 44.0% male and 56.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Lohn is; 5 people or 10.0% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 9 people or 18.0% are 10 to 14, and people or 0.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 2.0% of the population is between 20 to 29 years old. 5 people or 10.0% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 18.0% are 40 to 49, and 1 person or 2.0% is 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 20.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 20.0% are 70 to 79.

Lohn, Schaffhausen

Lohn is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

History

Lohn is first mentioned in 1238 as Lône.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Ploughshare Argent.

Geography

Lohn has an area, as of 2006, of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 56.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Reiat district. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Lohn on a plateau of the Reiat hills.

Demographics

Lohn has a population (as of 2008) of 643, of which 4.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008), 71.9% are from Germany, 9.4% are from Italy, 3.1% are from Croatia, and 15.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common ( 0.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.5%).