Altishofen

Altishofen

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton lucerne Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Willisau
BFS no. :	1123i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	6246
UN / LOCODE :	CH AHF
Coordinates :	640011 / 227807 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '0 " N , 7 ° 58' 0" O ; CH1903: 640011 / 22780747.199994 7.966674 482
Height :	482 m above sea level M.
Height range :	471–725 m above sea level M.
Area :	14.32 km²
Residents:	1955 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	137 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	17.4% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.altishofen.ch
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Altishofen ( Swiss German Autishofe [ ˈɑʊ̯tiʓˌhɔfə ]) is a municipality in the Willisau constituency in the Swiss canton of Lucerne .

geography

Aerial photo (1957)

The municipality of Altishofen is part of the Upper Wiggertal - Lutherntal planning region, Wauwilermoos sub-region . It borders on the communities of Nebikon in the south and east, Ebersecken in the south and west, the district of Richenthal in the community of Reiden in the west and Dagmersellen in the north and east. Altishofen is primarily known for its historical village image, which is worth protecting, of national importance.

The Schloss Altishofen with Knight's Hall , Baroque office, the castle cellar and castle garden is now the seat of local government. It was built in 1571 and, together with the Kornschütte from 1671 and the Church of St. Martin from 1771, forms an ensemble.

The Altishofen community borders on Altbüron , Dagmersellen , Fischbach , Grossdietwil , Nebikon , Reiden , Schötz and Zell LU .

population

From 1850 to 1980 the population remained fairly stable between 700 and 900 people; in the last 20 years there has been an increase to over 1,500 inhabitants.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, of the 1,579 inhabitants, 1,304 were Swiss and 275 (= 17.4%) were foreigners. The population consisted of 82.6% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Portugal (31.6%), Serbia including Kosovo (22.5%), Germany (7.3%), Turkey (3.3%), Spain (2.2%) and Italy (1.1%). 22.2% came from the rest of Europe and 9.8 % came from outside Europe.

history

Early traces of settlement & name

There are traces of a Roman estate on the northern edge of the municipality . At a church renovation are Alamannic tombs of the 7th century came to Vorscheine. A church is proven by naming the people priest since 1201.

The oldest references obtained the location finding in a dated 1190 certificate, which secular priest Henry of Buochs the monastery Engelberg be good to Alteloshoven gave, and the oldest Engelberger Urbar of 1184/90 ( de Alteloshovin ... de Altiloshovin ). The place name is composed of an Old High German personal name and the basic word hof and means 'at the courtyards of Altilo'.

Gentlemen from Balm & Pfyffer von Altishofen

In the 13th century Altishofen was owned by the Barons von Balm . When Rudolf von Balm was preparing to take part in King Albrecht's army expedition to Bohemia in 1306, on August 26th he signed what he owned at Altishofen to his wife as a personal asset (ie usufruct). Unfortunately for the family, Rudolf von Balm was counted among the inner circle of conspirators who murdered King Albrecht in 1308 at Windisch AG . The property of the outlawed refugee therefore reverted to the Holy Roman Empire. In 1312 the Teutonic Knight Order , which had its seat in Hitzkirch , bought the Altishofen estate and three years later also acquired the church set . In the first half of the 16th century the order was in decline, which is why the Council of Lucerne between 1528 and 1542 had to take over the administration of the Parish Altishofen by its own officials. In 1571, the impoverished order was forced to sell the Altishofen estate to the powerful war entrepreneur Ludwig Pfyffer for 8,000 sun crowns . From then on he and his descendants called themselves Pfyffer von Altishofen .

19th century

Altishofen Castle

Until the dissolution by the Grand Council of the Canton of Lucerne in 1839, the rule remained as a so-called Majorat with the Pfyffer von Altishofen. In 1859 Heinrich Pfyffer sold the castle to Johann Karl Kesselbach, from whom the Altishofen community acquired it in 1862. Until 1973 she used it as a community center. The parish chancellery has been located in the castle since 1971. After the renovation in 1986, the government governor of the Willisau office was also housed in it. Various rooms (knight's hall, baroque parlor, castle cellar) can be rented for events.

Altishofen has had a central function for the area since the time of the Lords of Balm. In addition to the village itself, the parish Altishofen also included the parishes of Dagmersellen , Buchs LU , Ebersecken , Egolzwil , Wauwil , Nebikon and Schötz . At the beginning of the 19th century the parish gradually began to fall apart. With the exception of Nebikon and Ebersecken, all parishes broke away from the mother parish.

An economic change occurred with the construction of the railway in the 1850s. Originally a station in Altishofen (at the Wigger Bridge) was planned. In the statement on the establishment of an own stop, the following business was listed: a wool spinning mill, a mill , a blacksmith's and locksmith's shop, several shopkeepers and six different craftsmen. Altishofen has tried very hard to get its own station, but came away empty-handed despite tough bargaining and marketing.

Since 1952 there has been several drilling for oil and natural gas in the municipality. There was little natural gas available. The yield was not worthwhile (in contrast to the occurrence of Finsterwald ).

Attractions

politics

Municipal council

The Altishofen local council consists of five members and is set up as follows:

Thomas Roos (CVP): Mayor
Stephan Meier (CVP)
Simon Schwizer (CVP)
Josef Szalai (CVP)
Esther Kipfer (FDP)

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 cantonal elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the proportion of voters in Altishofen was: CVP 63.0%, FDP 16.2%, SVP 13.3%, SP 3.5%, GPS 3.0%, glp 1.0%.

National Council elections

In the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections, the share of the vote in Altishofen was: CVP 52.5%, SVP 17.9%, FDP 14.1%, SP 5.8%, Greens 5.4%, glp 2.8%, BDP 1, 0%.

traffic

Altishofen is connected to the public transport network via the Willisau – Nebikon – Dagmersellen bus and the Nebikon SBB station. The Dagmersellen A2 motorway junction is 2 km away.

photos

View of the village center
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church
Old school house
Primary school building
gym

education

The educational offer of Altishofen itself includes kindergarten and primary school. For secondary level I, the pupils have to go to Nebikon, to grammar school or to vocational schools in Willisau or Sursee.