Ermensee

Ermensee

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton lucerne Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Hochdorf
BFS no. :	1025i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	6294
Coordinates :	660 179 / 231683 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '0 " N , 8 ° 14' 0" O ; CH1903: six hundred sixty thousand one hundred and seventy-nine / 23168347.233328 8.23334 462
Height :	462 m above sea level M.
Height range :	454–716 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.69 km²
Residents:	990 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	174 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	12.4% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.ermensee.ch
Ermensee
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Ermensee is a municipality in the Hochdorf constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

geography

Ermensee lies between the Baldeggersee and the Hallwilersee east of the Erlosen. The Aabach flows through the community. In addition to the village, the community also includes the hamlet of Herrenberg ( 493 m above sea level ), which is a few hundred meters south of the village. 58.9% of the municipal area of 570 ha is used for agriculture; 35.3% are covered by forest and wood and only 5.4% are built over as settlement areas.

The neighboring communities of Ermensee are Altwis , Beromünster , Hitzkirch and Römerswil .

Beromünster and Römerswil have become neighboring communities as a result of the incorporation of the formerly independent communities of Schwarzenbach (to Beromünster) and Herlisberg (to Römerswil).

population

Population development
year	Residents
1678	411
1798	566
1850	709
1910	530
1970	529
1980	552
1990	701
2000	746
2010	863

The number of inhabitants grew strongly until the end of the first half of the 19th century. This was followed by a considerable population decline by 1910 (1850–1910: −25.2%). The municipality therefore had fewer inhabitants in 1910 than in 1798. In the decades that followed, the population fluctuated up and down until the low point was reached in 1970. Since then, a strong increase in population has been observed (1970–2004: +46.5%).

languages

The population speaks a highly Alemannic dialect. In the last census in 2000, 96.11% spoke German, 1.74% Albanian and 0.67% Serbo-Croatian as their main / everyday language.

Religions - denominations

In the past, the entire population was Roman Catholic. Currently (as of 2000) the following picture emerges: 84.85% Roman Catholic, 8.58% Evangelical Reformed and 0.94% Orthodox Christians. There are also 2.41% non-denominational and 0.94% Muslim.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, 767 of the 865 inhabitants were Swiss and 98 (= 11.3%) foreigners. The population consisted of 88.7% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Germany (36.7%), Serbia including Kosovo (19.4%), Italy (16.3%), Portugal (5.1%) and Turkey (1.0%). 16.3% came from the rest of Europe and 5.1% were of non-European origin.

history

Aerial photo (1952)

The place was already inhabited in Roman times. It later belonged to the Counts of Lenzburg , who donated it to the Beromünster Canons. Armense is mentioned for the first time in 1036, in the deed of donation from Count Ulrich I von Lenzburg to the Canon Monastery . The Counts of Kyburg built a castle around 1227, which after it died out fell to the Habsburgs . The fortress, which the Lords of Lieli were in charge of, was destroyed by the Confederates in 1386. Until 1415 the Habsburgs still exercised nominal rule and Ermensee belonged to the Richensee office. The village then came under the rule of the city of Lucerne and was administered as part of the Michelsamt by the Canons' Monastery of Beromünster until 1798 . The village was sacked by the Bernese in 1712 during the Second Villmerger War. French troops were stationed in Ermensee from 1798 to 1803. From 1798 to 1801 it belonged to the Münster district, in 1801 it belonged to the newly founded canton of Baden - but was back to Lucerne in 1803. Since then it has been part of the then newly created Hochdorf Office .

politics

Municipal council

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

Reto Spörri ( FDP ): Mayor
Ester Zogg-Elmiger ( FDP ): Health and Social Affairs
Reto Müller ( CVP ): Construction / Transport / Infrastructure, Finance, Environment and Water Supply

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the voter shares in Ermensee were: CVP 33.9%, FDP 29.6%, SVP 23.9%, SP 7.6%, GPS 3.0%, glp 1.7%.

National Council elections

In the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections, the voter share in Ermensee was: CVP 30.3%, SVP 29.9%, FDP 23.2%, SP 5.6%, glp 5.1%, GPS 4.1%, BDP 0, 9%.

traffic

View of Ermensee from the road to Beromünster

The community is connected to the public transport network by the Lucerne-Lenzburg railway line, the so-called Seetalbahn , and has its own stopping point. The place is on the main road between Lucerne and Lenzburg. The closest motorway connections are Sursee, 18 km away on the A2, and Lenzburg, 22 km away on the A1 .