Gunzwil

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Lucerne (LU)

Constituency :

Sursee

Residential municipality :

Beromünster

Postal code :

6222

former BFS no. :

1087

Coordinates :

656 016 / 229203 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '41 " N , 8 ° 10' 41" O ; CH1903: 656016 / 229203

Height :

665 m above sea level M.

Area :

23.17 km²

Residents:

1875 (December 31, 2007)

Population density :

81 inhabitants per km²

map

Parish before the merger on January 1st, 2009

Gunzwil (dialect: Gonzbu ) was a political municipality in the Sursee office of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland until December 31, 2008 .

On January 1st, 2009 Gunzwil merged with Beromünster to form the new Beromünster municipality .

geography

The village is located on the Moosbach one kilometer northwest of Beromünster . The entire community has 41 hamlets, some of which are located in the Wynen valley and some in the Surental valley.

The northernmost hamlet is Maihusen (2 km northeast of the village; 604 m above sea level ), which lies directly on the border with the canton of Aargau. The Wyna flows past just west of the hamlet . Also far north of the village, 2.7 km in the east-northeast, lies the hamlet of Schürhof ( 684 m above sea level ) on the western slope of the Erlosen .

Further south of this is the district of Adiswil (2 km east of the village, near Beromünster; 657 m above sea level ), which used to be the second largest settlement in the municipality after the village. To the east of Beromünster is the hamlet of Witwil (2.6 km east of Gunzwil-Dorf; 708 m above sea level ). South-east of Witwil, on the western slope of the Erlosen, we find the cows forest, the largest forest area in the municipality. In the middle of the forest lies the highest point in the municipality, the Witwilerberg ( 811 m above sea level ).

South-west of Beromünster (from north to south) you will find the hamlets of Huoben (1.4 km south of the village; 714 m above sea level ), Erlosen (1.8 km south; 736 m above sea level ) and Wili ( 2.5 km south; 706 m above sea level ). To the west of Wili is the hamlet of Waldi (2.7 km south of the village; 728 m above sea level ). Between these two lies the Blosenberg ( 805 m above sea level ). South of the Blosenberg lies the Kegelwald , whose western part belongs to Gunzwil - while the eastern part lies in the municipality of Neudorf LU. Meanwhile, the second largest settlement was the new Bäch district (4.2 km south of the village - but only 2.6 km north of Eich; 725 m above sea level ). The Brandbach runs south of Bäch and in parts forms the border with the neighboring municipality of Eich. The southwest border form the spaced hamlet Oberlehn ( 683 m asl. ,) Unterlehn ( 670 m above sea level. ) And Grüt (3.1 km southwest of the village, 681 m above sea level. ), Which is the south Come Lenbachs is .

Numerous hamlets are in the west of the former municipality, on the border with Geuensee. The largest is Saffental (1.2 km southwest of the village; 699 m above sea level ).

Between Rickenbach LU and Gunzwil-Dorf lies the district of Kagiswil (1.3 km northwest of the village; 703 m above sea level ). The wooded arch ( 766 m above sea level ) lies between the last two .

78.5% of the former municipal area of over 23 km² is used for agriculture. Only 15.1% is covered by forest and wood and 6.3% is settlement area.

Neighboring communities

Gunzwil bordered the communities Beromünster (district Schwarzenbach), Eich , Ermensee , Geuensee , Neudorf , Rickenbach , Römerswil (district Herlisberg) and Schenkon in the canton of Lucerne. Also to the municipality of Menziken in Aargau .

population

Population development

Population development
year	Residents
1798	1,181
1816	1,619
1850	1'806
1860	1,807
1888	1,429
1930	1,485
1941	1,659
1950	1'583
1980	1,614
1990	1,758
2000	1,857
2008	1,878

The population grew strongly between 1798 and 1850 (1798-1850: +52.9%). In the second half of the 19th century, the community lost many inhabitants as a result of emigration to the industrial areas (1860–1888: −20.9%). In the following decades the population increased only slightly. Before the Second World War it grew faster again (1930–1941: + 11.7%); it fell slightly in the 1940s (−4.6%). It stagnated until 1980. It has been growing steadily since then. Strong up to 2000, only weak since then (1980–2000: + 15.1%).

languages

The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as their everyday language. In the last census in 2000, 94.94% said German, 2.15% Albanian and 0.48% Italian were the main language.

Religions - denominations

The entire population used to be members of the Roman Catholic Church. Today (as of 2000) the religious situation is as follows: There are 84.71% Roman Catholic, 6.95% Evangelical Reformed and 0.81% Orthodox Christians. There are also 2.05% non-religious and 1.78% Muslim. The Muslims are predominantly of Albanian origin.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2006, of the 1,872 inhabitants, 1,773 were Swiss and 99 (= 5.3%) were foreigners. At the last census, 91.71% (including dual citizens 94.02%) were Swiss citizens. The largest groups of immigrants come from Serbia-Montenegro (mostly Albanians from Kosovo), Italy and Germany.

traffic

Gunzwil is connected to the public transport network by the Sursee-Beromünster bus line. In Sursee there is a connection to the railway network (lines Luzern-Olten and Luzern-Zofingen-Bern). From Beromünster there are direct buses to Lucerne train station.

The place is a bit away from the main traffic connections. The closest motorway connection is Sursee on the A2 , 9 km away.

history

Aerial photo (1964)

The former municipality of Gunzwil was settled very early. This has been proven by various excavations. A wagon grave with gold jewelry from the Hallstatt period, a Roman settlement and Alemanni graves came to light. First mentioned by name under the name Gunczwilare in a letter of protection from Count Ulrich I von Lenzburg to the Canons of Beromünster in 1036. Gunzwil is part of the Michelsamt and thus belonged to the Canons of Beromünster, which first belonged to the Counts of Kyburg , then to the Habsburgs Was subject. On July 12, 1415, Sursee bought the Michelsamt for 650 guilders. But in the same year, the troops of the city of Lucerne conquered the entire region and took over the reign. In 1420, Sursee received 900 gold guilders as compensation from the city of Lucerne. Until 1798 the community stayed with the Michelsamt. The community continued to be administered - in the name of the city of Lucerne - by the canons. In 1778, almost the entire village of Gunzwil burned down in a major fire. From 1798 to 1803 the place belonged to the Helvetic district of Münster. Since then, it has been part of the then newly created Sursee Office . On January 1st, 2009 Gunzwil merged with Beromünster.

Attractions

Others

On the former municipality of were to 2011 Blosenbergturm and the standby transmission tower Beromünster , the two towers of the country transmitter Beromünster . Since 2011 only the Blosenberg tower has been standing.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Andreas Amrhein (1844–1927), Benedictine monk in Beuron, founder of the St. Ottilien monastery

literature

Adolf Reinle : The Art Monuments of the Canton of Lucerne, Volume IV: The Sursee Office. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 35). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1956, ISBN 978-3-906131-23-8 .

Web links

Waltraud Hörsch: Gunzwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .