Müswangen

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Müswangen
Coat of arms of Müswangen
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne (LU)
Constituency : Hochdorfw
Residential municipality : Hitzkirchi2
Postal code : 6289
former BFS no. : 1036
Coordinates : 664 338  /  232251 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '17 "  N , 8 ° 17' 18"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred thirty-eight  /  232251
Height : 783  m above sea level M.
Area : 4.50  km²
Residents: 453 (December 31, 2007)
Population density : 101 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.mueswangen.ch
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Müswangen (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on January 1st, 2009

Müswangen is a village in the Hochdorf district of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

Müswangen was a political municipality until December 31, 2008 . As of January 1, 2009, the communities of Hitzkirch , Gelfingen , Hämikon , Mosen , Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz merged to form the new community of Hitzkirch.

geography

Müswangen is located on a high terrace on the western slope of the Lindenberg . It was the highest municipality on this Aargau-Lucerne ridge. The center of Müswangen with the parish church is 783 m above sea level. M. and is traversed by the Dorfbach . In the east on the border with the canton of Aargau there are several larger forest areas, namely the Weienbrunnenwald , the Schlattwald , the Hinterwald and the Stockwald . The highest point in the municipality reached 878 m above sea level. M. The deepest in the Gitzitobel at least 660 m above sea level. M.

Of the former municipal area of ​​448 hectares, 70.8% is agricultural land. Forests and trees cover 24.1% of the municipal area and 4.9% are settlement areas.

Neighboring communities

Müswangen bordered the Aargau communities of Geltwil and Buttwil in the east and, on its west side, meets the Lucerne communities of Sulz LU , Hämikon and Schongau LU . A special feature was the exclave of Hämikon, which was completely enclosed by the Müswang area.

population

Population development

Population development
year Residents
1850 442
1910 313
1920 325
1950 259
1980 217
1990 308
2000 439
2004 467

The rural exodus from rural communities to industrial centers led to a strong population decline between 1850 and 1910 (1850–1910: −29.2%). After a small increase in population until 1920, the population sank massively until 1980 as a result of a second large wave of emigration (1920–1980: −33.2%) and reached its lowest point. Then an unusual growth set in for the community, which led to the number of residents more than doubling (1980–2004: + 115.2%). The main reason for the strong growth is the beautiful location and simultaneous proximity to the regional center of Hitzkirch.

languages

The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as their everyday language . At the last census in 2000, 95.67% said German, 2.28% Albanian and 1.82% French were the main languages.

Religions - denominations

In the past, all residents were members of the Roman Catholic Church. This has changed as a result of leaving the church and immigration from other regions in Switzerland and abroad. Today (as of 2000) the religious composition of the population is as follows. There are 70.39% Roman Catholic and 19.95% Evangelical Reformed Christians. In addition, there are 9.34% non-religious and 2.28% Muslim. The Muslims are Albanians from Kosovo .

Origin - nationality

Of the 443 inhabitants at the end of 2006, 427 were Swiss and 16 (= 3.6%) were foreigners. At the last census, 91.57% (including dual citizens 94.76%) were Swiss nationals. The immigrants come from Germany, Serbia-Montenegro (Albanians), Austria and Italy.

traffic

Müswangen is accessible by public transport on the Hitzkirch – Müswangen bus line. In Hitzkirch there is a connection to the railway network ( Lucerne – Lenzburg line ). The community is located on the Hitzkirch– Muri AG road . There are 4 motorway connections from which you can get to Müswangen. North of Lenzburg A1, south of Emmen A2, west of Sursee A2, east of Cham ZG A14. All these connections can be reached by car in approx. 20-25 minutes from Müswangen.

tourism

The good view from Lindenberg has made Müswangen a popular local recreation area. On nice days you can see from Säntis over the Churfirsten , the Glarner Alps ( Glärnisch and Tödi ), as well as the peaks of the Urnerland up to the Eiger , Mönch and Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland. To the north you can see the heights of the Black Forest.

Attractions

history

Aerial photo (1964)

Since the remains of a building from Roman times and Roman coins were found, it can be assumed that the community was settled very early. The oldest surviving mention of the place name as Milizwaga dates back to 893. In an interest register of the Zurich Fraumünster Abbey , the place is mentioned around 950 Milezwanga . In 1266 the estate of Müswangen was transferred to the convent of the Oetenbach monastery (also in the city of Zurich) by the lords of Heidegg. Since the region was devoted to the Habsburgs , they shared the fortunes of the Aargau. In 1415, the Bernese and Lucerne people conquered the region. The community belonged to the Free Offices until 1803 and came to the Canton of Lucerne as a result of a land swap . It has been part of the Hochdorf office since then .

Place name

The spelling Miswangen at that time can be found both in 1275 and in the Habsburg land register from 1302/03. The name Müswangen has nothing to do with mice, the first part of the name is interpreted as the proper name Milo .

Others

In the 19th and 20th centuries peat was cut on the Müswangener Allmend . In February 1945, collapsed in Müswangen US -American bomber from.

Traditional family names are Affentranger, Bachmann, Bütler, Ehrsam, End, Heggli, Huwiler, Jenni, Jung, Kretz, Meier, Müller, Rastberger, Sattler, Steinbrunner, Suter and Wamister.

Web links

Commons : Müswangen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files