Doppleschwand

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Doppleschwand
Coat of arms of Doppleschwand
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne (LU)
Constituency : Entlebuch
BFS no. : 1001i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6112
Coordinates : 646 904  /  207691 coordinates: 47 ° 1 '7 "  N , 8 ° 3' 20"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and forty-six thousand nine hundred and four  /  207691
Height : 750  m above sea level M.
Height range : 594–971 m above sea level M.
Area : 6.95  km²
Residents: 782 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 113 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		4.8% (December 31, 2,015)
Website: www.doppleschwand.ch
Doppleschwand - town center with the parish church of St. Nikolaus

Doppleschwand - town center with the parish church of St. Nikolaus
Location of the municipality
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Doppleschwand is a municipality in the Entlebuch constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

geography

The place is on a terrace between Grosser Fontanne and Kleiner Emme in the lower Entlebuch . The area boasts some next to the village and the hamlet Gober ( 774  m asl. , In the southwest), wood and Upper Hüseren ( 878  m above sea level. Resp. 815  m asl. , Both in the south). The height differences within the municipality are considerable. The Goberfluh lies at 971  m above sea level. M. , the village at 750  m above sea level. M. and the lowest point at the confluence of the Great Fontanne in the Kleine Emme at 595  m above sea level. M.

Of the area of ​​695 ha, 55.7% are used for agriculture, 36.5% are forest and wood and only 5.3% are settlement areas.

Doppleschwand borders on Entlebuch , Hasle , Romoos and Wolhusen .

population

Population development
year Residents
1745 390
1798 536
1850 668
1970 470
1990 522
2000 653
2004 692

The population grew rapidly in the 18th to the middle of the 19th century. Despite the high birth surplus , it sank through massive emigration overseas and into the cities until 1970. Since most of the locals have become more mobile by owning a car, emigration has been greatly reduced and the number of residents is growing again.

languages

The population speaks a high Alemannic dialect, which has similarities with the Bern German of the neighboring Emmental as well as with the other dialects of the Canton of Lucerne. At the last census in 2000, 97.70% said German, 1.68% Albanian and 0.31% Italian as their main language.

Religions - denominations

The population of Entlebuch is strictly Catholic, despite its proximity to the Reformed Canton of Bern. Today (as of 2000) the religious landscape looks like this: 94.95% are Roman Catholic, 2.14% Protestant Reformed, 1.38% Muslim and 0.46% non-denominational.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, 707 of the 743 inhabitants were Swiss and 36 (= 4.8%) foreigners. The population consisted of 95.2% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Serbia including Kosovo (41.7%), Germany (36.1%) and Spain (2.8%). 16.7% came from the rest of Europe and 2.8 % came from outside Europe.

history

Aerial photo (1954)

In connection with the collection of crusade taxes in 1275, the place is mentioned under the different names Towenswande and Togelswande . The community must be older, however, as the lords of Kapfenberg (a sideline of the barons of Wolhusen) were named in the land register of the St. Urban monastery in 1197 . Part of the community was sold to knight Johann von Aarwangen in 1329. The Kapfenburg , however, belonged to the Habsburgs . This was given to Humbel von Lichtenberg and his wife Adelheid von Wolhusen in 1368. Since the couple became citizens of the city of Lucerne in 1385, the castle escaped destruction after the defeat of the Habsburgs against the Confederates in the battle of Sempach in 1386. In 1488, the church was desecrated during tumults. The Kapfenburg fell apart and the remains of its ruins have disappeared. The rule of Lucerne was often only of a theoretical nature, since the defensive Entlebuchers obtained a lot of freedom. Since 1803 the community has belonged to the newly created Entlebuch office.

politics

Municipal council

The Doppleschwand municipal council consists of three members and is set up as follows:

  • Franz Heer ( CVP ): Mayor
  • Hans Felder (CVP): Mayor
  • Veronika Murpf-Zihlmann (CVP): Social Director

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Doppleschwand was: CVP 59.0%, SVP 25.6%, FDP 14.2%, SP 0.6%, GPS 0.6%.

National Council elections

In the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections, the share of the vote in Doppleschwand was: CVP 42.0%, SVP 40.5%, FDP 13.7%, SP 1.7%, GPS 0.9%, BDP 0.7%, glp 0, 4%.

economy

Doppleschwand is still a farming village. Of the 329 employed persons (as of 2000) only 120 work in the municipality; especially in the 38 farms. Of the 209 commuters, 22.0% work in Wolhusen, 12.9% in Entlebuch and 10.0% in Lucerne. The rest of them find a livelihood in other communities in the region.

Attractions

The village church of St. Nikolaus , which was built by Wilhelm Keller between 1860 and 1864 in neo-Gothic style. There is a richly painted high altar and two side altars (St. Fridolin on the left, St. Nicholas on the right). Also worth seeing is the Brunegg Chapel, built in 1809 above the Oberhüsern district with a Gothic Pietà from 1530.

tourism

Doppleschwand is part of the Napf hiking area on the one hand and the Entlebuch UNESCO biosphere reserve on the other. However, tourism is currently not a big employer.

photos

  • Doppleschwand

  • St. Nicholas Church

  • The older schoolhouse

  • The newer schoolhouse

schools

In the community there is a kindergarten attended by 19 children (school year 2003/2004) and a primary school at which 76 pupils are taught. From the 7th grade onwards, the young people attend classes in Entlebuch.

traffic

From 1934 to 1999 there was a Doppleschwand-Romoos stop on the Bern - Lucerne railway line, which passes east of the municipality. However, this was far from both of the communities mentioned.

Since road connections were set up between 1839 and 1841, Doppleschwand was accessible by road. Due to the limited space, stagecoaches drove until 1926. Since then, Postbuses have been running on the Wolhusen - Doppleschwand - Romoos line. The closest motorway connections in Emmen and Dagmersellen are 26 and 27 km away.

literature

  • Heinz Horat: The Art Monuments of the Canton of Lucerne, New Edition I: The Entlebuch Office. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1987 (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 80). ISBN 3-7643-1900-3 . Pp. 29-46.
  • Leo Wigger: Doppleschwand in Entlebuch. Doppleschwand 1991.

Web links

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

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 according to nationality category, gender and municipality ( memento of the original from January 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Permanent resident population)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfs.admin.ch
  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 Doppleschwand ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lustat.ch
  5. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Doppleschwand ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lustat.ch
  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 .