Meierskappel
| Meierskappel | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Lucerne (LU)
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| Constituency : | Lucerne Country |
| BFS no. : | 1064 |
| Postal code : | 6344 |
| Coordinates : | 676 317 / 219 915 |
| Height : | 494 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 413–794 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 6.80 km² |
| Residents: | 1460 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 215 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
14.7% (December 31, 2,015) |
| Website: | www.meierskappel.ch |
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Meierskappel is a municipality in the Lucerne-Land constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .
geography
Meierskappel is located on the foothills of the Rooterberg and is the only municipality in Lucerne that borders Lake Zug . The community covers an area of 923 hectares. 69 hectares of which are settlement areas, 425 hectares of agricultural land and 180 hectares of forest (as of 2009). Meierskappel comprises the districts of Dörfli , Oberbuonas , Dietisberg , Böschenrot , Ländiswil , Brünnismatt , Laubbach and Robmatt .
The highest point of the community is on the Rooterberg at 795 m above sea level. M. , the deepest on Lake Zug at 413 m above sea level. M.
Neighboring communities in the canton of Lucerne are the communities of Root and Udligenswil , in the canton of Zug the community of Risch and in the canton of Schwyz the community of Küssnacht .
population
The population increased significantly from 1798 to 1837 (1798–1837: + 44.9%). It then fell slightly over the next 23 years (1837–1860: −6.4%) before a second growth phase set in (1860–1880: + 21.8%). Then there was an up and down in the population. Only between 1970 and 2013 did a long-term growth surge follow. The reason for this was the settlement pressure in the nearby municipalities of the canton of Zug - and therefore the sharp rise in housing rents - and the increasing number of commuting employees with increasing mobility (car). The growth has currently stopped and the population has stagnated since 2013.
Sources: 1798–1837: Helvetic and cantonal censuses; Federal Office for statistics; 1850 to 2000 census results, 2010 ESPOP, since 2011 STATPOP
languages
Most of the residents state that German is their mother tongue, while the High Alemannic dialect is spoken.
Religions - denominations
The majority of the population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Religious minorities are the Evangelical Reformed Christians, Muslims and members of Christian free churches.
Origin - nationality
At the end of 2016, 1159 of the 1,371 inhabitants were Swiss and 212 (= 15.46%) were foreigners. At the end of 2016, the most important migration groups came from Germany (75 people; 5.47%), Kosovo (18 people; 1.31%), Italy (14 people; 1.02%), Great Britain (13 people; 0.95%) , Portugal (12 people; 0.88%), Eritrea (10 people; 0.73%), Austria (7 people; 0.51%) as well as the Netherlands and Hungary (6 people each; 0.44% each). At the end of 2015, a total of 11.6% of immigrants were of non-European origin.
politics
Municipal council
The five-person council is composed as follows:
- Konrad Langenegger (SVP) mayor
- Monika Dilger (CVP), municipal clerk, chief financial officer, deputy to the mayor
- René Dähler community clerk
- Alexandra Iten Bürgi (independent) head of the school
- Ina Serafini (independent), social director
- Marco Siegrist (independent), site manager
Cantonal elections
In the 2015 cantonal elections for the canton of Lucerne, the proportion of voters in Meierskappel was: SVP 46.5%, FDP 18.0%, CVP 16.2%, glp 7.2%, SP 5.4%, GPS 4.4%.
National Council elections
In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2015, the share of the vote in Meierskappel was: SVP 42.3%, FDP 19.0%, CVP 12.3%, SP 11.9%, glp 6.5%, GPS 3.9%, BDP 3, 1 %.
economy
Although no longer dominant, agriculture still makes up a significant proportion of the workforce, namely 27.6%. Trade and industry are represented with 41.3% of the workforce, the service sector with 31.3% (as of 2008).
traffic
Meierskappel is connected to the public transport network by the Lucerne – Rotkreuz post bus line. The nearest train station is the one in the neighboring municipality of Risch-Rotkreuz in Zug. The closest motorway connection in Küssnacht is around 2 km away.
history
A Franconian Meier from Cham is said to have given the order to build a chapel in the 7th century. Hence the name "Meierskappel". The subordination of a chapel to the monastery Regula and Felix in Zurich in the year 858 is certain. Meierskappel fell to the Bishop of Constance in 1244, to the Canons' Monastery of Zurich in 1271 and to the House of Habsburg in 1306 . The city of Lucerne finally acquired the town in 1406. Battles took place in Meierskappel: in 1798 when the French marched into Switzerland and in 1847 during the Sonderbund War .
In recent years, Meierskappel has developed more and more into a place of residence for employees from the neighboring communities of Risch and Küssnacht . The close connection to Risch-Rotkreuz led to a vote on an inter-cantonal merger in 2005, which, however, failed because the Risch population voted against.
schools
The primary school and kindergarten are located in the “Höfli” community center. The upper level is in Risch-Rotkreuz.
Attractions
The hilly, wooded headland of Chiemen, which protrudes into Lake Zug, and the area around the Michaelskreuz ( 795 m above sea level ) are the greatest natural beauties. Also worth seeing is the catholic village church “To our love woman”, whose tower was built in 1440. The nave was built in 1684 and extended in 1878. In 2011 the church was renovated. Further sights are the village fountain, which is dedicated to Ignaz Kronenberg, the local poet from Meierskappel, and the baroque farm ensemble in the hamlet of "Hinterspichten", which is a listed building.
Catholic Church
Interior of the church
Ceiling frescoes in the church
Residential houses in the village
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Personalities
- Walter Grob (1928–2014), accordionist and composer
- Ignaz Kronenberg (1859–1937), pastor and local poet
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 (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 116). ISBN 978-3-906131-90-0 , pp. 399-419.
- The municipalities of the canton of Lucerne Hochdorf, Lucerne, Basel, 1949.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Meierskappel
- Community profile of the cantonal statistical office (PDF, 102 kB)
- Waltraud Hörsch: Meierskappel. 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)
- ↑ 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 Meierskappel
- ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Honau ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 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.
- ↑ 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 .
