Lüterswil-Gächliwil

Lüterswil-Gächliwil
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Solothurn (SO)
District :	Bucheggberg
BFS no. :	2456
Postal code :	4584 Gächliwil 4584 Lüterswil
Coordinates :	600021  /  218872 coordinates: 47 ° 7 '15 "  N , 7 ° 26' 20"  O ; CH1903:  600021  /  218872
Height :	582  m above sea level M.
Height range :	538–657 m above sea level M.
Area :	3.06  km²
Residents:	322 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	105 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.lueterswil-gaechliwil.ch
Landscape in Lüterswil
Location of the municipality

Old school building Gächliwil

Lüterswil-Gächliwil is a municipality in the Bucheggberg district in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland . The municipality was created in 1994 from a merger of Lüterswil with Gächliwil , it consists of two clearly separated villages, of which Lüterswil is the significantly larger.

coat of arms

After the municipal merger, one was made from the two local coats of arms. You just keep using both symbols.

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  Gächliwil

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  Lüterswil

Lüterswil: Blazon

White boulder block in red on a green plan between two green beeches

Gächliwil: Blazon

Rising horse's trunk turned right in blue

geography

Aerial photo (1949)

The community is located in the Solothurn part of the Central Plateau in the hilly area of ​​the Bucheggberg. The Biberenbach , which flows to the Emme, and the Rütibach, which reaches the Aare north of Rüti near Büren, arise in the municipality .

The neighboring communities are Biezwil , Oberwil bei Büren , Buchegg and Messen .

population

Lüterswil-Gächliwil is 98.65% a German-speaking municipality. The quota of foreigners is very low at 2.3%, the level of education of those able to work is above average with 21.2% tertiary education. This structure is also reflected in voting behavior:

politics

Voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2003: FDP 37.5%, SP 31.2%, SVP 19.5%, GP 6.2%, CVP 5.6%. Mayor is Kurt Burkhalter.

societies

Despite its small size, Lüterswil has had its own music company since 1884.

The Öliverein Lüterswil continues to operate and maintain the Grabenöli , an oil mill on the Rütibach, which is a protected monument .

history

Gächliwil was first mentioned in a document in 1365 as Gechlenwil . The name means where at Gachilo's homestead . In the 19th century peat was cut in Gächliwil.

Culture

See also : List of cultural assets in Lüterswil-Gächliwil

The harvest festival in Lüterswil, the Brächete , is a cultural highlight in community life .

In Gächliwil there is an old school building with a small tower. It is said to have been built around 1800.

In Lüterswil on the north-western border of the municipality there is the Grabenöli , an oil mill with a water wheel , the roots of which go back around 400 years. The mill was in commercial operation until the beginning of the 20th century, in 1988 it was restored.

Web links

Commons : Lüterswil-Gächliwil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Semi-official website of the municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil
• Statistical data from Swiss municipalities
• Othmar Noser: Lüterswil-Gächliwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Othmar Noser: Gächliwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Othmar Noser: Lüterswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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. ↑ Fusion of coats of arms