The community of Laax - known as Lags in the Rhaeto-Romanic - is located in the Surselva region of the Canton of the Grisons (Graubünden) in Switzerland, where the Rhaeto-Romanic (Romansh) dialect of Sursilvan is still spoken locally. The name of the place means "lakes", and the ancient topographical landmarks such as Lavanuz and Nagiens remain a testament to their pre-Roman history.