Gisikon
| Gisikon | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Lucerne (LU)
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| Constituency : | Lucerne Country |
| BFS no. : | 1055 |
| Postal code : | 6038 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH GIK |
| Coordinates : | 672 800 / 219 686 |
| Height : | 418 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 406–645 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 1.08 km² |
| Residents: | 1387 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 1284 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
21.25% (June 30, 2,019) |
| Website: | www.gisikon.ch |
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Gisikon ( Swiss-German : Gisike ), formerly often incorrectly Gislikon , is a political municipality in the Lucerne-Land constituency of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .
geography
Gisikon lies in the Lucerne part of the Reuss valley at the foot of the Rooterberg . With an area of 107.66 hectares, the town is the smallest municipality in the canton of Lucerne. Almost half of the area (49.5%) is used for agriculture, 25.2% is settlement area and another 19.8% is forest and woodland. The highest point in the community is on the Rooterberg at 646 m above sea level. M. , the deepest on the Reuss at 406 m above sea level. M.
Gisikon borders the communities Honau , Inwil and Root .
population
Population development
The population grew strongly from 1798 to 1850 (1798-1850: +37.8%). After a decline of 14.7% between 1870 and 1888, there was a surge in growth that lasted until 1920 (1888–1920: +51.9%). Subsequently, the number of residents stagnated for decades. With the construction of the Lucerne – Zug autobahn at the end of the seventies, the population began to skyrocket. This increase has decreased slightly in percentage terms in recent years. Nevertheless, the number of residents increased by 202 people (+ 18.6%) between 2010 and 2016. Gisikon has been part of the Lucerne agglomeration since 1990. There are now 1,426 people living in Gisikon (as of June 30, 2019), including 721 men and 705 women.
Sources: 1798–1837: Helvetic and cantonal censuses; Federal Office for statistics; 1850 to 2000 census results, 2010 ESPOP, since 2011 STATPOP
Religions - denominations
Traditionally, the population was Roman Catholic (2000: 65.97%). Religious minorities were the (2000) 16.75% Evangelical Reformed Christians, Muslims and Orthodox Christians. 8.4% were non-denominational in 2000. Since then, as everywhere else, the number of members of the regional churches has decreased, while the number of non-denominational and Muslims has increased. In the middle of 2019, 49.51% of the population were Roman Catholic, 11.43% Protestant Reformed and 39% were non-denominational or did not belong to the regional churches.
Origin - nationality
In mid-2019, 1123 of the 1426 inhabitants were Swiss and 303 (21.25%) were foreigners. In mid-2019 the largest migration groups came from Germany (70 people; 4.90%), Portugal (35 people; 2.45%), Italy (26 people; 1.82%), Kosovo (25 people; 1.75%) ) and Serbia (16 people; 1.12%). In mid-2019, a total of 2.87% of immigrants were of non-European origin.
politics
Municipal council
The part-time municipal council will be composed as follows from September 1, 2020:
- Alois Muri (independent): Mayor
- Thomas Blum ( CVP ): Infrastructure department
- Susanne Spahr-Weber (independent): Social Affairs
- Andreas Christen ( FDP ): Environment department
- Jacqueline Knüsel-Meier (independent): Education department
Cantonal elections
In the 2019 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Gisikon was: SVP 31.08%, CVP 20.03%, FDP 19.78%, SP 8.92%, glp 8.45%, GPS 4.51%.
National Council elections
In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2019, the share of the vote in Gisikon was: SVP 35.0%, FDP 17.25%, CVP 15.47%, SP 6.58%, glp 8.27%, GPS 4.56%.
economy
Up until the beginning of the Second World War, a large majority of those in employment were farmers, millers and stone cutters. The latter trade no longer exists today as natural resources have been depleted. There are now only 5 farms left. This means that only (as of 2011) 7.6% of the workforce are active in agriculture. 46.8% live from work in industry and trade, 38.3% of employees work in professions in the service sector. Of the 474 employed people in Gisikon, 272 are commuters (mainly from the region). At the same time, there are 399 commuters (one third to the canton of Zug, in addition mainly to the city of Lucerne and Root).
The two traditional restaurants, Gasthof Tell and Hotel Garni an der Reuss, are located in Gisikon. Since September 2012 there has also been the meeting point 6038 , which combines a café with a playroom for children, a toy library and a small shop with regional products under one roof. The grocery store Volg opened a store in Gisikon in spring 2018. This is located directly on the cantonal road.
traffic
Gisikon has a motorway connection, Gisikon-Root , to the A 14 on the left side of the Reuss.
The community can be reached by rail ( Lucerne – Zug –Zürich route) and by bus (line 1 Lucerne-Ebikon, Weichlen and 23 Ebikon, Weichlen – Gisikon, Weitblick, line 110 Hochdorf – Rotkreuz and line 348 Gisikon-Sins, line) connected to public transport.
- S 1 Baar - Zug - Cham - Rotkreuz - Gisikon-Root - Lucerne - Emmenbrücke - Sempach-Neuenkirch - Sursee .
- VBL 23 Gisikon train station - Root - Root D4, Oberfeld - Dierikon - Ebikon Hofmatt - Maihof - Schwanenplatz - Lucerne train station
- Postbus 110 Rotkreuz - Honau - Gisikon - Eschenbach - Hochdorf. (Partly Rotkreuz - Honau - Gisikon train station)
- ZVB 348 Gisikon train station - Körbligen - Dietwil - Sins, Schulstrasse
history
Neither archaeological traces nor written evidence tell of the origin of Gisikon. The ending of the place name on -ikon suggests Alemannic conquest of the 6th to 8th centuries. The name probably goes back to a settler named Gising. The oldest surviving mention of Gisikon dates back to 1270. Soon afterwards, the place came under the rule of the Habsburgs . Until it was sold by the von Moos family to the city of Lucerne in 1422, it was a fiefdom of changing lords. In 1653, the place received tax privileges because, unlike most rural communities , it supported the lords of the city in the great peasants' war .
The Gisiker coat of arms has a golden bridge with two silver pillars, which is placed in a beam-wise manner. So it represents the bridge that played such an important role in history. Since 1426, the Lucerne Council advised on the question of building a bridge in Gisikon. In 1431 he decided to build a covered bridge over the Reuss with a new customs post . In addition, an inn to supply the traders and travelers and in the 18th century a country hunter's post were built. The bridge tariff was levied on people, livestock and merchandise. In the 18th century, the bridge toll in Gisikon was the fourth most important toll collector after Reiden , Emmenbrücke and the Untertor in Lucerne. The last customs house, today's Gasthof Tell, dates from 1848.
In the Sonderbund War , one of the decisive fighting took place near Gisikon. After the battle near Gisikon on November 23, 1847, the canton of Lucerne surrendered on the following day as the second canton of the Sonderbund . The federal commander in this battle was the Tägerwilener brigade commander Johann Konrad Egloff , who in 1848 became a member of the government council of the canton of Thurgau.
Because of war damage from 1847 at the old river crossing, the canton built a new bridge around 1854. In 1934 a new bridge over the Reuss was built near Gisikon, which was replaced in 1974 by a wider bridge with a railway underpass because of the connection to the motorway.
schools
In 2005, a new school building was built in Gisikon in just seven weeks. The integrative school including the basic level for around 100 students from the communities of Gisikon and Honau is now being held there. From the 7th grade onwards, school attendance takes place in the neighboring community of Root . Since 2010, the community of Gisikon has been offering day-to-day structures that complement school and families. These day structures are offered from Monday to Friday and during eight weeks of vacation. The “lighthouse” premises are located in the parish hall right next to the schoolhouse. The gym classes at the Gisikon school take place in the adjacent Mühlehof center.
Apprentices based in Gisikon
| School year (2016/2017) |
kindergarten | Primary school | Secondary school, all levels |
Overall |
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| Departments | 0 | 6th | 0 | 6th |
| Learners | 0 | 99 | 0 | 99 |
from the community and neighboring communities; Source LUSTAT
Apprentices who live in Gisikon
| School year (2015/2016) |
kindergarten | Basic level | Primary school | Secondary school, level A / B |
Secondary school, level C |
Integrated secondary school |
Overall |
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| Learners | 1 | 41 | 43 | 14th | 13 | 1 | 113 |
resident in the municipality; Source LUSTAT
Leisure activities
The banks of the Reuss, the Gisiker Forest and the Feldhof nature reserve form local recreation areas. In the Reuss Valley, hiking or cycling tours and canoeing on the river are possible.
Located in a beautiful landscape with a wonderful view, the new KneippGarten is an ideal excursion tip for anyone who wants to do something good for their personal well-being. The KneippGarten offers a water treading system, an arm bath, a watering station, a barefoot path and a Kneipp lounger with an integrated foot bath.
photos
Roundabout below the village
Parish hall
Reuss Bridge
View from the parish hall
Artillery of the federal troops near Gisikon in 1847
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literature
- Barbara Hennig, André Meyer: The Art Monuments of the Canton of Lucerne, Volume II: The Office of Lucerne. The rural communities. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2009 (Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz Volume 116), ISBN 978-3-906131-90-0 , pp. 123–128.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Gisikon
- Community profile of the cantonal statistical office (PDF, 107 kB)
- Waltraud Hörsch: Gisikon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Source: Robert Gubler, Population Development and Economic Changes in the Canton of Lucerne, Conclusion Table 1
- ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure and nationality (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
- ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Gisikon
- ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Gisikon
- ↑ 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 .
- ^ Peter Giger: Outline of the history of the Kanti Frauenfeld , Kantonsschule Frauenfeld
- ^ Obituary to Johann Konrad Egloff, wt. Colonel Divisional Officer. (PDF; 2.5 MB) In: Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitung. January 8, 1887, pp. 1–2 , accessed December 31, 2015 .
- ^ Gisikon bridge.
- ↑ Number of classes and learners
- ^ LUSTAT, page 239
