Root LU

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LU is the abbreviation for the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Rootf .
Root
Coat of arms of Root
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne (LU)
Constituency : Lucerne Country
BFS no. : 1065i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6037
UN / LOCODE : CH ROO
Coordinates : 672.32 thousand  /  218578 coordinates: 47 ° 6 '51 "  N , 8 ° 23' 30"  O ; CH1903:  672,320  /  218578
Height : 422  m above sea level M.
Height range : 407–838 m above sea level M.
Area : 8.65  km²
Residents: 5041 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 583 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		24.6% (December 31, 2,015)
Website: www.gemeinde-root.ch
Location of the municipality
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Root is a municipality in the Lucerne-Land constituency of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland . Until 2007 Root belonged to the former Office of Lucerne .

geography

Root is located in the Rontal between Lucerne and Zug. A regionally known district is Michaelskreuz. 51.1% of the total area of ​​the municipality is used for agriculture. A further 27.9% are forest and wood and 16.6% are settlement areas. The highest point of the community is on the Rooterberg , above the Michaelskreuz chapel at 831  m above sea level. M. , the deepest on the Reuss at 407  m above sea level. M.

In a clockwise direction , neighboring communities of Root are Gisikon , Honau , Risch in the canton of Zug , Meierskappel , Udligenswil , Dierikon , Buchrain and Inwil .

population

Between 1798 and 1850 the population rose sharply (1798–1850: + 61.6%). The population then fell slightly from 1850 to 1870 as a result of emigration (1850-1870: −8.8%). The following decade brought a strong increase in population (1870–1880: + 47.3%). This was followed by slow growth to just over 2000 inhabitants until 1950 (1880–1950: +49.4%). The increased settlement of new businesses in the 1950s led to a rapid growth in the population (1950–1960: +21.1%). Subsequently, there was only a slight increase in population until 1980 (1960–1980: + 3.2%). Because of the improved transport connections and the central location between the economic centers of Lucerne and Zug, strong growth followed as in the other municipalities of the Rontal (1980–2010: +72.6%). The population increase decreased significantly between 2010 and 2016. However, there was a significant increase of more than five percent in 2017. Therefore, the threshold of 5000 people living in the community was exceeded in 2018.

Sources: 1798–1837: Helvetic and cantonal censuses; Federal Office for statistics; 1850 to 2000 census results, 2010 ESPOP, since 2011 STATPOP

languages

The majority of the population, namely 85.57%, use German as their everyday language. Due to strong immigration from the former Yugoslavia, Serbo-Croatian followed with 4.19% and Albanian with 3.83% (as of 2000).

Religions - denominations

Originally the entire population consisted of Roman Catholic Christians. Today (as of 2000) these form a shrinking majority with 67.17%. Religious minorities are 12.41% Muslims, 9.24% Protestant Reformed Christians, 5.24% non-denominational and 1.90% Orthodox Christians.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2017 the community had 4,995 inhabitants. Of these, 3,702 were Swiss citizens and 1,293 (= 25.89%) were people of other nationalities. The largest groups of immigrants come from Germany (165 people), Kosovo (149), Portugal (129), Italy (127), Bosnia-Herzegovina (102), North Macedonia (96), Serbia (73), Turkey (48), Poland and Spain (44 each), Syria (36), Sri Lanka (32) and Greece (24 people).

politics

Municipal council

The part-time municipal council consists of five people:

  • Heinz Schumacher ( FDP ): Mayor
  • Margrit Künzler ( CVP ): Social and Health Department
  • Patrick Meier (CVP): Finance and Central Services
  • Stefan Hoffmann (CVP): Education department
  • Peter Ineichen (FDP): Construction and Infrastructure Department

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Root was: CVP 35.6%, SVP 25.3%, FDP 19.2%, SP 8.0%, GPS 4.6%, glp 4.5%.

National Council elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2015, the share of the vote in Root was: SVP 34.1%, CVP 20.0%, FDP 18.9%, SP 11.6%, glp 6.3%, GPS 5.0%, BDP 2, 7%.

economy

In the past, the population found a livelihood as farmers and stone masons. In 2016 there were 422 workplaces with 4,365 employees in Weggis. The percentage of people employed in agriculture has fallen sharply over the past few decades. Agriculture now only offers 1.26% of the workforce (55 people) in 22 companies a job. Industry and trade with 91 companies and 1,851 employees and the service sector with 309 workplaces and 2,459 employees are far more important today. The largest employer is CPH Chemie + Papier , which provides 500 people with an income. A further 2,200 workplaces are offered in the D4 Business Center . Root is one of the few municipalities in Lucerne that has a positive commuter balance. 1,312 commuters (mainly from the city of Lucerne, Ebikon and the canton of Zug) were compared to only 1,218 commuters (to the same areas where the commuters come from) (as of 2000).

traffic

Since the Zug – Lucerne railway line was opened in 1864 , Root has been connected to public transport with the Gisikon-Root and Root D4 stations (the latter: opened in 2001). There is also a local bus between Lucerne and Root on the road. The community has had its own Gisikon-Root motorway connection to the A 14 on the left side of the Reuss since 1986 .

history

Aerial photo (1953)

Root was first indirectly mentioned in 1236, when an Ulricus de Rota was mentioned as a witness in a deed of the Engelberg monastery. After the Counts of Kyburg died out , the community came under the rule of the Habsburgs . The patronage of the church Root was exercised by the Cistercian monastery Altenrief (FR) from 1253 to 1396 and then by the provost of Zofingen until 1478 - before it came to the provost of Lucerne. The Habsburgs lost their secular rule to Lucerne in 1386 (provisional in 1394, finally recognized in 1474). The community belonged to the Habsburg bailiff until 1798. On Peasants' War in 1653, the community did not participate, resulting in tax privileges. Root was badly affected by the Sonderbund War in 1847.

education

In Root (school year 2017/2018) 109 children attended the six kindergarten classes in the kindergartens Oberfeld, Röseligarten, Wilbach and Wilweg. The school buildings in Oberfeld, St. Martin and Wilbach offered 309 primary school students in 18 classes and the school buildings Arena and Widmermatte for 206 high school students in 13 classes. The majority of learners in Lucerne attend secondary schools and universities. The secondary school is attended not only by the young people from Root, but also by their peers from Dierikon, Gisikon and Honau. Therefore, the number of secondary school attendants at 206 people is significantly higher than the number of people of this age group living in Root (143).

Learners with the school location Root

School year
(2017/2018) 		kindergarten Primary school Secondary school,
all levels 		Overall
Departments 6th 18th 13 37
Learners 109 309 206 624

from the community and neighboring communities; Source LUSTAT

Learners residing in Root

School year
(2017/2018) 		kindergarten Basic level Primary school Secondary school,
level A / B 		Secondary school,
level C 		Integrated
secondary school 		Overall
Learners 110 1 313 92 46 5 567

resident in the municipality; Source LUSTAT

Attractions

Worth seeing are the probably the first time around 600 n. Chr. Built mission cross on the Michael Cross and the associated chapel. Other places of worship, including the village church of St. Martin , are also worth a detour to Root.

In addition, tourists will find a farmhouse from the 17th century with figures of saints (also on the Michaelskreuz).

photos

  • Granary next to the Church of St. Martin

  • Luzernstrasse with post office

  • Ossuary of the Church of St. Martin

  • St. Martin Church

  • Interior view of the Church of St. Martin

  • Michaelskreuz chapel

Personalities

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. 420-439.

Web links

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

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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bfs.admin.ch
  3. ↑ Source: Robert Gubler, Population Development and Economic Changes in the Canton of Lucerne, Conclusion Table 1
  4. ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure, nationality and gender (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
  5. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Root ( 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lustat.ch
  6. ↑ 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 .
  7. ↑ Number of classes and learners
  8. ^ LUSTAT, page 242
  9. ^ Heinz Horat: Parish church and ossuary Root LU. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 284). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1980, ISBN 978-3-85782-284-1 .