Rothenburg LU

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

Rothenburg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Hochdorf
BFS no. :	1040
Postal code :	6023
UN / LOCODE :	CH RED
Coordinates :	663 337  /  216217 coordinates: 47 ° 5 '38 "  N , 8 ° 16' 22"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred sixty-three thousand three hundred thirty-seven  /  216217
Height :	487  m above sea level M.
Height range :	428–592 m above sea level M.
Area :	15.49  km²
Residents:	7617 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	492 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	9.1% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.rothenburg.ch
Rothenburg LU
Location of the municipality

Rothenburg is a municipality in the Hochdorf constituency in the Swiss canton of Lucerne .

geography

The municipality is part of the agglomeration of the municipality of Emmen and west of the A2 for the most part an industrial area. The southern boundaries to Emmen runs on several kilometers along the light Bühler Rotbachs , away from the Rothenburg woods and along the Rütibächlis that from the left in the forest Ibach opens. This forms the eastern and northern borders in a left loop up to the Burgwald , the southern part of which belongs to Rothenburg. In this forest, the municipal boundary leads north, but still turns westwards to the sand leaf forest southwest of Rain . Then she goes in a southwest direction back to the industrial area on the A2.

The Bertiswilerwald lies on the municipality boundary to Neuenkirch in the northwest .

The community consists of the village north of the Hellbühler Rotbach and the Butzibach which flows into it with various quarters. The largest of these is Bertiswil . Apart from the area west of the A2, there are only groups of houses and single farms.

More than two thirds (67.8%) of the municipal area of ​​1552 hectares is used for agriculture. A sixth (16.6%) is covered by forest and wood and 15.5% is settlement area.

Rothenburg borders on Emmen , Eschenbach LU , Neuenkirch and Rain .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1798	1,117
1850	1,341
1860	1,357
1888	1,244
1910	1,427
1941	1,877
1950	2,171
1960	2,515
1970	3,688
1980	4,202
1990	5,324
2000	6'239
2004	6,831
2006	6,879
2010	7,118

The population grew slightly in the first half of the 19th century (1798–1850: + 20.1%). From 1860 to 1888 it fell slightly as a result of rural exodus (1860–1888: −8.3%), but the decline in population was far more moderate than in other rural communities due to the proximity to the city of Lucerne . It rose slowly but steadily until 1941 (1888–1941: + 50.9%). The growth continued and intensified from 1960. In 2010 the mark of 7,000 inhabitants was exceeded.

languages

The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as their everyday language. In the 2000 census, 94.13% stated German, 1.15% Serbo-Croatian and 1.01% Italian as their main language.

Religions - denominations

Spots Rothenburg

Parish church Rothenburg

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 of Switzerland and abroad. Today (as of 2000) the religious situation is as follows: 77.0% of the population are Roman Catholic, 12.37% Evangelical Reformed and 1.46% Orthodox Christians. In addition, there are 4.89% non-denominational, 1.65% Muslim and 0.40% members of other non-Christian denominations. Most of the Muslims are Albanians; Bosniaks, Turks and Kurds make up the rest. The majority of Orthodox Christians come from Serbia or Montenegro.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, of the 7,246 inhabitants, 6,600 were Swiss and 646 (= 8.9%) were foreigners. The population consisted of 91.1% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Germany (19.3%), Serbia including Kosovo (17.3%), Italy (13.2%), Portugal (10.5%) and Spain (3.7%). 19.3% came from the rest of Europe and 14.6% were of non-European origin.

history

The community was first mentioned indirectly around 1130, when Walther von Rodemburg appeared in a document. The barons of Rothenburg were one of the most powerful and warlike families in the entire region and cultivated intense hostility to Lucerne. They died out around 1285, weakened by constant feuds. The Habsburgs inherited their property and made Rothenburg a bailiwick. They even granted Rothenburg town charter in 1371 (in order to position it as a counter-power to the now federal city of Lucerne). On December 28, 1385, when most of the castle's crew and residents took part in a pilgrimage procession a few kilometers outside the town, the Lucerne residents destroyed the castle and razed the city walls. The Vogt Petermann I. von Grünenberg was expelled. A year later, after the Battle of Sempach , the Lucerne people took power. In 1397 Rothenburg was sold to Lucerne by Petermann's son, Hemmann I von Grünenberg . The Lucerne set up an office in Rothenburg with a bailiff residing in the city of Lucerne. However, Rothenburg was only the capital of the inner part of the office, while Hochdorf was the capital of the outer part. In 1512, as a subject area of ​​Lucerne, the Rothenburg received a valuable « Julius banner » from Pope Julius II for the services rendered in the "Great Pavier Campaign" in 1508–1510 to expel the French. Since 1803 the community has belonged to the newly created Hochdorf Office .

Rothenburg Bridge

Aerial photo (1946)

politics

Municipal council

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

• Bernhard Büchler ( CVP ): Mayor
• Gisela Doenni-Widmer (independent): Services
• Andy Schneider (SP): Education
• Arthur Sigg (CVP): Public Infrastructure
• Amédéo Wermelinger ( FDP ): Central Services

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the voter shares in Rothenburg were: CVP 29.2%, SVP 26.2%, FDP 17.9%, SP 17.7%, GPS 4.7%, glp 3.0%.

National Council elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2015, the share of the vote in Rothenburg was: SVP 30.6%, CVP 23.0%, SP 16.6%, FDP 16.2%, glp 5.4%, GPS 5.2%, BDP 1, 7%.

traffic

Public transport

The community is located on the railway line Lucerne-Olten and by the train station Rothenburg in the district of Rothenburg station . Contrary to its name, the Rothenburg Dorf stop is on the municipality of Emmen LU , but the stop also opens up the area around the Flecken in Rothenburg. Both stops are served by the S1 Baar –Luzern– Sursee S-Bahn line .

The bus routes 46 Emmenbrücke Bahnhof –Rothenburg Wahligen Nord, 50 Luzern Bahnhof– Menziken , 51 Rothenburg Bahnhof Dorf – Rain and 52 Luzern Bahnhof– Rickenbach LU run through Rothenburg and are operated by Auto AG Rothenburg . Lines 60 to Buttisholz and 70 to Sempach Station also run from Rothenburg train station or the Station district .

Motorized private transport

Rothenburg is on Kantonsstrasse K 15 Luzern – Beromünster. The community has its own connection to the A2 motorway in the Rothenburg Station district, and the village can also be reached via the Emmen-Nord motorway connection.

Others

Sports

• Rothenburg is the home of the RBC Rothenburg cycling club .
• Handball club Rothenburg HCR
• Rothenburg football club
• Athletics club Rothenburg TSV

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Rothenburg

• Rothenburg Bridge built 1715-1717
• Bertiswiler Church
• Spycher
• Toni's Zoo
• Chärnsmatt playground with a miniature railway

shop

Since November 2011 Rothenburg has been the location of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA. This makes it the only IKEA in Central Switzerland.

Partnerships

There is a community partnership with Rotenburg an der Fulda .

Personalities

• Heinrich Krauer (1755–1827), doctor and statesman, district doctor in Rothenburg
• LCone (* 1994) rapper from Rothenburg
• Doris Schweizer (* 1989), racing cyclist
• Karin Thürig (* 1972), cyclist and triathlete

Web links

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

Wikisource: Rotenburg in the Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the community of Rothenburg
• Community profile of the cantonal statistical office (PDF, 109 kB)
• Anton Gössi: Bertiswil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Waltraud Hörsch: Rothenburg (community). 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Community profile 2012. (PDF; 175 kB) In: LUSTAT Yearbook Canton Lucerne 2012. rothenburg.ch, accessed on July 5, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure, nationality and gender (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
5. ↑ Rothenburg community profile ( 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. (PDF) LUSTAT 
6. ↑ Winfried Hecht: The Julius banner of the town facing Rottweil. In: Der Geschichtsfreund: Messages from the Central Switzerland Historical Association . 126/7 (1973/4). doi : 10.5169 / seals-118647
7. ^ Rothenburg Online. Retrieved April 5, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Rothenburg community profile ( 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. (PDF) LUSTAT 
9. ↑ 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 .