Huwil

Map with the former Huwyl Castle east of Römerswil

Wägemann map from 1614, Huwil center right (underlined in red)

Map by Cysat Waegmann, Huwil in the middle of the map

Huwil is a village on the western edge of the Ron valley in the municipality of Römerswil in the Swiss canton of Lucerne .

The group of houses is located on the eastern edge of the municipality of Römerswil near the district capital Hochdorf . The Sagebach flows through it. Her name is first attested in 1101 as Hunenweilare and in 1241 as Hunwile .

The place was the seat of the nobles of Hunwil, these appear in documents between 1230 and 1474. Huwyl Castle only appears on a map from 1665, the ruins were excavated in 1902.

The Hochdorf brickworks operated a clay pit near Huwil, which today serves as a waste disposal site.

The common family name Huwyler has its origin in Huwil; there are around 3,500 namesake.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Entry Huwil. In: Peter Hug: Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Neuenburg 1902-1910, ISBN 9781148108261 , p. 613.
↑ History & Activities . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
↑ On the trail of your name - Huwyler / Huwiler , radio report on Radio SRF 1 from May 14, 2014

47.168158333333 8.2750638888889Coordinates: 47 ° 10 '5.4 " N , 8 ° 16' 30.2" E ; CH1903: 663416 / 224470

[1] Entry Huwil. In: Peter Hug: Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Neuenburg 1902-1910, ISBN 9781148108261 , p. 613.

[2] History & Activities . Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[3] On the trail of your name - Huwyler / Huwiler , radio report on Radio SRF 1 from May 14, 2014