Aesch LU

LU is the abbreviation for the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Aesch .

Aesch
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Hochdorf
BFS no. :	1021
Postal code :	6287
Coordinates :	660 764  /  234098 coordinates: 47 ° 15 '18 "  N , 8 ° 14' 29"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred sixty-four  /  234098
Height :	482  m above sea level M.
Height range :	449–638 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.61  km²
Residents:	1246 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	270 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	9.5% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.aesch-lu.ch
Location of the municipality

Aesch is a municipality in the Hochdorf constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

geography

Aesch lies between the south end of the Hallwilersee and the Lindenberg in the Lucerne part of the Seetal . The community area of ​​580 ha consists of parts of the Hallwilersee and 465 ha of land. Of the latter, 67.7% is agricultural land, 19.4% forest and wood and 10.1% settlement area. Aesch consists of different parts of the village ( Vorderdorf , Hinterdorf , Lädergass , Unteräsch etc.).

Neighboring communities of Aesch are Altwis , Hitzkirch and Schongau in the canton of Lucerne and Meisterschwanden and Fahrwangen in the canton of Aargau.

population

The number of inhabitants was 584 in 1798 and grew to 876 by 1837. Then it sank to 563 by 1960. In 1970 Aesch had 670 inhabitants again - and due to strong growth since 1980, 970 inhabitants at the end of 2010.

languages

The dominant language is German, which (as of 2000) 95.89% of the population uses as the main language. Smaller language minorities are made up of immigrant groups from the former Yugoslavia. 1.68% speak Albanian and 0.53% Serbo-Croatian as a colloquial language.

Religions - denominations

Traditionally, the entire population consisted of Roman Catholic Christians. On the occasion of the last census in 2000 the following picture emerged: 73.37% are Catholic, 15.37% Evangelical Reformed and 0.84% ​​Orthodox Christians. Non-Christian minorities are the 4.32% non-denominational and 3.68% Muslim.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, 942 of the 1,051 inhabitants were Swiss and 109 (= 10.4%) foreigners. The population consisted of 89.6% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Germany (56.9%), Serbia including Kosovo (16.5%), Italy (2.8%), Portugal (1.8%) and Turkey (0.9%). 16.5% came from the rest of Europe and 4.6 % came from outside Europe.

history

Aerial photo (1964)

Finds from the Neolithic Age and from Celtic and Roman graves prove the long history of settlement. Officially mentioned for the first time, under the Latin name Aske inferior , the place was given in 853 by Ludwig the German. In a further deed of donation, a German-speaking place term ( Aschab ) appears for the first time in 1101 , and the name Esche in 1150 . From the southern German barons of Krenkingen, the rule first went to the Counts of Kyburg and then to the Johanniterkommende Hohenrain . In 1415 the entire Richensee office came to Lucerne, but from 1425 to 1803 it belonged to the Free Offices. The Reformation was introduced in 1528 . As early as 1532, however, the community was re-Catholicized. All Protestant residents who did not want to renounce the Reformation were "washed up" (drowned) in the Reuss in Lucerne. The municipality has belonged to the canton of Lucerne since 1803 and was assigned to the Hochdorf office.

politics

Municipal council

The Aesch municipal council consists of four members and is set up as follows:

• Christian Budmiger (independent): Mayor
• Christine Hodel-Delaloye (independent): Social affairs
• Pius Höltschi ( CVP ): Finance and Construction
• René Mettler (independent): Public safety

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 cantonal elections for the canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Aesch was: CVP 37.8%, SVP 33.5%, FDP 15.2%, GPS 8.1%, SP 3.3%, glp 1.8%.

National Council elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections in 2015, the share of the vote in Aesch was: SVP 39.3%, CVP 27.2%, FDP 18.0%, glp 3.7%, SP 3.5%, GPS 3.1%, BDP 2, 6%, EVP 1.7%.

economy

In 2000 there were 488 employees. The once dominant employment in agriculture has been severely reduced by the population increase. In the 17th and 18th centuries, viticulture dominated, but this gave way to dairy farming and fruit growing in the 19th century. Only 29.0% of the population work in agriculture and fishing, compared with 43.8% in industry and trade and 27.2% in service occupations. 134 commuters (mainly from the cantons of Aargau and Hitzkirch) compared with 379 commuters (cantons of Aargau and Zurich, Hitzkirch and Hochdorf).

traffic

Aesch is far away from the main traffic axes. The next motorway connections in Sursee and Hunzenschwil are 19 km away. The Seetalbahn passes Aesch (closest stop is Mosen). There is a bus service between Hitzkirch and Schongau, which runs through Aesch. There is a landing stage for the Hallwilersee shipping company on the lakeshore .

schools

Aesch has a kindergarten and a primary school for grades 1 to 6, which were attended by 10 and 105 children respectively in the 2003/2004 school year. For further education, the pupils go to the orientation stage to Hitzkirch (secondary school level A, B, C or D) or to Baldegg (canton school).

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Aesch LU

Aesch near Hallwilersee: St. Luzia Church

The Catholic orientation is reflected in the sights. In addition to chapels and crossroads, the village church of St. Luzia , built by M. Elgus in 1791/1792, deserves special mention. This was built in the classical style with Rococo decorations. In 1908 a church tower was added. The interior was renovated in 1935, followed by an overall restoration in 1980. In 2003 a gentle interior and exterior renovation was carried out.

Web links

Commons : Aesch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Aesch
• Community profile of the cantonal statistical office for 2018 (PDF)
• Bruno Häfliger: Aesch (LU). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Permanent resident population by nationality category, gender and municipality ( memento from January 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (permanent resident population)
3. ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure, nationality and gender (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
4. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Aesch ( Memento from May 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Aesch ( Memento from May 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ National Council elections 2015: strength of the parties and voter turnout by municipality. In: Results of the National Council elections 2015. Federal Statistical Office, 2016, accessed on June 1, 2016 .