Oberkirch LU

LU is the abbreviation for the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Oberkirch .

Oberkirch
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Sursee
BFS no. :	1095
Postal code :	6208
UN / LOCODE :	CH OBK
Coordinates :	651 355  /  223076 coordinates: 47 ° 9 '24 "  N , 8 ° 6' 57"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred fifty-one thousand three hundred and fifty-five  /  223076
Height :	511  m above sea level M.
Height range :	500–728 m above sea level M.
Area :	9.10  km²
Residents:	4707 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	517 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	11.7% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.oberkirch.ch
Location of the municipality

Oberkirch is a municipality in the Sursee constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

geography

Oberkirch is located at the northwest end of Lake Sempach on the Suhre and has merged with the city of Sursee to the north . In addition to the main settlement, the districts of Seehäuser (in the northeast on Sempachersee; 506  m above sea level ) and Kotten (west of Sursee) have grown together with the neighboring town. The hamlet of Renzligen / Sennhof ( 667  m above sea level ) is 2.2 km to the south-west, the hamlet of Dogelzwil 1.5 km to the south-west, the district of St. Margrethen ( 523  m above sea level ) to the south-east of the village. The largest district outside the main settlement is Unterer Leidenberg ( 541  m above sea level ) 2 km northwest.

Oberkirch borders in the north on Sursee , on the other side of the lake in the north-east on Schenkon and in the east on Eich , in the south-east on Nottwil , in the south on Buttisholz , in the south-west on Grosswangen and in the north-west on Mauensee .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1850	1,141
1900	935
1910	933
1941	1,016
1950	1,166
1970	1,612
1980	1,866
1990	2,311
2000	2,661
2004	2,970
2019	4,796

The population fell sharply throughout the 19th century, from 1850 to 1900 alone by −18.1%. The reason lies in the migration of the rural population to the industrial centers. After stagnation in the first decade of the 20th century, the population grew to around 1,000 people. It remained at this mark until 1941. After that, the population continued to grow. As a result, the population today is three times larger than in 1941 (1941–2007: +230.5%). Since Oberkirch has grown together with the municipality of Sursee in the north , it benefits from its proximity to this regional center.

languages

The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as their everyday language. In the last census in 2000, 92.71% said German, 1.58% Serbo-Croatian and 1.43% Albanian as their main language.

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 82.15% Roman Catholic, 8.38% Evangelical Reformed and 2.22% Orthodox Christians. In addition, there are 2.78% non-denominational and 1.58% Muslim.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, of the 4,062 inhabitants, 3,590 were Swiss and 472 (= 11.6%) were foreigners. The population consisted of 88.4% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Germany (21.8%), Serbia including Kosovo (21.6%), Italy (12.3%), Portugal (12.1%), Turkey (2.1%) and Spain (0.8%). 20.1% came from the rest of Europe and 9.1 % came from outside Europe.

history

Aerial photo (1964)

The area around the Sempachersee was settled very early. This is evidenced by finds from the Stone Age to the Romans. An Alemannic burial ground indicates that Oberkirch must have been settled in the early Middle Ages. Historically, Oberkirch was first mentioned in a deed of donation from Count Ulrich I von Lenzburg to the Canons of Beromünster in 1036 under its Latin name ecclesia superior . A German spelling of the place name, Oberenkilchun , appears in 1217. The area belonged to the domain of the Lenzburg and later the Habsburgs . After they lost the battle of Sempach , the city of Lucerne took over rule. The western part of today's municipality belonged to the Landvogtei Ruswil until 1798, the eastern part with the village of Eiamt , which was part of the Michelsamt . From 1798 to 1803 it belonged to the Sursee district, then to the newly established Sursee Office .

politics

Municipal council

The Oberkirch municipal council consists of five members and is set up as follows:

• Ernst Roth ( CVP ): Mayor
• Ruth Bucher-Gut ( FDP ): Social Director
• Karin Schnarwiler ( CVP ): Chief Financial Officer
• Ladina Aregger ( FDP ): construction manager
• Stephan Huber ( SVP ): Head of Education

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Oberkirch was: CVP 33.8%, FDP 21.8%, SVP 20.0%, SP 8.9%, GPS 8.7%, glp 5.5%.

National Council elections

In the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections, the share of the vote in Oberkirch was: CVP 25.4%, FDP 24.1%, SVP 22.6%, SP 10.1%, Greens 8.3%, glp 7.1%, BDP 1, 1 %.

traffic

Oberkirch is on the Lucerne – Olten railway line and has its own stop, but only the S1 stops . In addition, the Sursee / Bahnhof – Wolhusen / Spital bus line runs through the community - so it is easily accessible by public transport. Oberkirch is on the Lucerne – Sursee and Lucerne – Zofingen roads. The next motorway junction in Sursee on the A2 is only 3 km away.

However, the bus route is currently being rescheduled. The Wohlhusen-Sursee bus is supposed to go over the Burg district (which is on Hauptstrasse 2 ). In order to keep the village developed, a new bus line Oberkirch-Sursee Bahnhof is to be built.

Others

Since 1972, the Unterer Leidenberg district has housed the training center of the Swiss Association of Builders, which is now called the Sursee Campus.

The culture and local history museum has existed since 2004.

Oberkirch has also had a golf course since 2005 , which stretches almost the entire length of the village and is operated by the Migros Lucerne Cooperative .

In 2012 the film Three Brothers à la carte was shot at the Hirschen inn .

Personalities

• Albert Vitali (1955-2020), politician (FDP)

literature

• Waltraud Hörsch: Oberkirch (LU). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• 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 .
• Oberkirch yesterday, today, tomorrow. Oberkirch 1986.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Oberkirch
• Community profile of the cantonal statistical office (2020)

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. ↑ 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) 
3. ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure, nationality and gender (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
4. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Oberkirch ( 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. 
5. ↑ Municipality of Oberkirch Online: Municipal Council. Retrieved April 9, 2018 . 
6. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Oberkirch ( 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. 
7. ↑ 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 3, 2016 . 
8. ^ Municipality of Oberkirch Online: Heimatmuseum. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .