Werthenstein

Werthenstein
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Lucerne (LU)
Constituency :	Entlebuch
BFS no. :	1009
Postal code :	6106 (Werthenstein) 6105 (Schachen)
UN / LOCODE :	CH SHH (Schachen)
Coordinates :	650 375  /  211918 coordinates: 47 ° 3 '23 "  N , 8 ° 6' 6"  O ; CH1903:  650,375  /  211918
Height :	585  m above sea level M.
Height range :	509–977 m above sea level M.
Area :	15.80  km²
Residents:	2122 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	134 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	13.7% (December 31, 2,015)
Website:	www.werthenstein.ch
Werthenstein with its pilgrimage church
Location of the municipality

Werthenstein is a municipality in the Entlebuch constituency in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .

geography

Most of the municipal boundary runs along bodies of water. In the west and east this is the Kleine Emme , in the east the Rümlig . The southern border of the municipality first runs along the lower reaches of the Sagelibach in an easterly direction, then turns for a short distance to the north, and then runs southeast to the Herbrächt homestead . After a short eastward direction, it continues to the Rohrmösli , whose drainage stream flows into the Rümlig.

The banks of the numerous streams are heavily forested. In the southwest of the municipality is the Schwanderholzwald , just east of it is the Staldigwald . Between the Fischbach is the and the Rümlig Längeggerwald . The wooded Sulzigtobel , through which the Sulzigbach flows, lies southwest of Werthenstein-Oberdorf . This flows west of the village from the right into the Kleine Emme.

The Langnauerwald and the Rothenfluhwald lie between the Fischenbach, which flows into the Rümlig from the left, and the Schachen district .

In contrast, the area in the square Rossei-Ober Staldig - Werthenstein-Oberdorf - Wolhusen Markt has been completely cleared with the exception of the Sulzigtobel already mentioned. Likewise the area west of the Rümlig.

Despite its name, Werthenstein-Unterdorf, north of the Kleine Emme, belongs to the municipality of Ruswil .

The municipality includes Werthenstein-Oberdorf, south of the Kleine Emme, around the former monastery and the districts of Schachen ( 531  m above sea level ; 3.6 km south-east of the village) and Wolhusen-Markt ( 571  m above sea level ; 2 , 5 km west). Schachen consists of the five hamlets of Schachen , Schachenweid and Unter- , Mittel- and Ober-Langnau , which have grown together in the municipality of Werthenstein and Zil ( Malters municipality ). Wolhusen-Markt is located south of a loop of the Kleine Emme and forms together with Wolhusen-Wiggern the place Wolhusen .

In addition to numerous individual farmsteads and groups of houses, various hamlets belong to Werthenstein: Fischenbach ( 662  m above sea level ) lies between the stream of the same name and the Rümlig; Schrenzweid ( 634  m above sea level ) south of Schachen; Kleinstein ( 759  m above sea level ) south of Werthenstein-Oberdorf and Schwandenhof ( 629  m above sea level ) south-east of Wolhusen-Dorf (Wolhusen-Wiggern).

The highest points in the municipality are the Herbrächt homestead ( 953  m above sea level ; 2.4 km south of the village) and Staldighöhe ( 951  m above sea level ; 2 km south of the village). The lowest point is the Schachenweid, south of the Kleine Emme ( 517  m above sea level ; 3.5 km southeast).

Three fifths (59.6%) of the municipal area of ​​15.69 km² are used for agriculture. Almost a third (32.4%) is forested and 6.9% is settlement area.

Werthenstein borders on Entlebuch , Malters , Ruswil , Schwarzenberg and Wolhusen .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1850	1,769
1870	1'803
1900	1,506
1950	1,983
1960	2,032
1970	2,063
1980	1,887
1990	1,864
2000	1,892
2010	1,936

In 1798, the population should have been around 1,100 (Schachen 493, Werthenstein 449, Wolhusen-Markt approx. 150-200 inhabitants). Since Wolhusen-Markt was only incorporated into Werthenstein in 1850 and Schachen in 1888, the exact population cannot be determined. Nevertheless, the number of residents increased sharply until 1850. Between 1870 and 1900 it fell markedly due to emigration to industrial areas (1870–1900: −16.5%). It then grew at a moderate pace for 100 years (1870–1970: +37.0%). A second wave of emigration occurred in the 1970s (1970–1980: −8.5%). Since then, the population has hovered around 1,900 residents.

All of the above figures include the three original parishes.

languages

The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as colloquial language. At the last census in 2000, 96.41% stated German, 0.69% Italian and 0.63% Albanian as their main language.

Religions - denominations

In earlier times the entire population was members of the Roman Catholic Church. In 2000 the religious composition was as follows: There were 84.04% Roman Catholic, 6.71% Protestant Reformed and 1.22% Orthodox Christians. In addition, 3.12% were found without religious affiliation and 1.43% Muslim. Both the Orthodox and the Muslims come almost exclusively from the former Yugoslavia (Albanians, Serbs, Montenegrins and Bosniaks).

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2014, of the 2,035 inhabitants, 1,769 were Swiss and 266 (= 13.1%) were foreigners. The population consisted of 88.1% Swiss citizens. At the end of 2014, the foreign residents came from Serbia including Kosovo (21.1%), Germany (11.7%), Portugal (8.3%), Italy (7.1%), Turkey (6.8%) and Spain (2.6%). 18.4% came from the rest of Europe and 24.1 % came from outside Europe.

history

Aerial photo (1950)

Former monastery with a pilgrimage church

Wooden bridge over the Kleine Emme

Today's municipality of Werthenstein emerged from the merger of the formerly independent municipalities of Werthenstein, Wolhusen-Markt and Schachen. The oldest district is Wolhusen-Markt. As early as the 11th century, the barons of Wolhusen built a small castle in this district and built a bridge over the Kleine Emme . The area initially shared the fortunes of Wolhusen-Wiggern (now Wolhusen). After the barons died out, the sidelines of Rothenburg inherited the place. They sold it to the Habsburgs . The feudal lord Peter von Thorberg, a partisan of the Habsburgs, tried to develop Wolhusen-Markt into a town with a castle. But the confederates burn down the town and castle - and it comes under the rule of the city of Lucerne . From 1798 to 1803 the community belonged to the Ruswil district - then to the Sursee office until it was incorporated in Werthenstein . By resolution of the Canton of Lucerne on March 8, 1853, the place was assigned to the municipality of Werthenstein. The incorporation took place in 1855.

In 1303 the district of Werthenstein was first mentioned as Werdenstein in the Habsburg-Austrian land register. But there was already a small Werthenstein castle built by the barons of Wolhusen. The Habsburgs later acquired this area, which was then administered by the Rothenburg bailiffs. After 1386 the place came under the rule of the city of Lucerne. The community belonged to the Landvogtei Rothenburg until 1798 . Because of the geographic location, there have been a number of disputes about affiliation. From 1798 to 1803 it belonged to the Ruswil district. From then until 1831 it belonged to the Entlebuch office . Subsequently, the community belonged to the Sursee office until 1889 . Since January 1, 1889, the community has again belonged to the Entlebuch office .

The third district, Schachen, was only sparsely populated in the Middle Ages. Individual farmhouses were the only traces of settlement. The area belonged to the Entlebuch. In 1798, however, it was added to the Ruswil district. For historical reasons, the residents protested, so that on March 27, 1799, the place was assigned to the Schüpfheim district. Since 1803 it was part of the then newly created Entlebuch office . The community was incorporated into Werthenstein on January 1, 1889.

politics

Municipal council

The Werthenstein Municipal Council consists of five members and is set up as follows:

• Beat Bucheli: Mayor; Presidential Affairs (CVP)
• Fredy Röösli: Mayor; Finance (CVP)
• Sascha Eigenmann: Social Director (SVP)
• Rolf Binggeli: Supply and disposal, leisure, culture, sport (FDP)
• Agnes Bucher-Bättig: Agriculture / Forestry, Hunting, Fishing (CVP)

Cantonal elections

In the 2015 Cantonal Council elections for the Canton of Lucerne, the share of the vote in Werthenstein was: CVP 37.8%, SVP 36.5%, FDP 16.4%, GPS 6.1%, SP 3.1%.

National Council elections

In the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections, the share of the vote in Werthenstein was: SVP 43.7%, CVP 30.4%, FDP 12.0%, SP 4.5%, GPS 3.3%, glp 2.2%, BDP 1, 5%.

traffic

The community is located on the Lucerne – Bern railway line with the stations Schachen (on the municipality), Werthenstein (Werthenstein-Unterdorf, Ruswil municipality) and Wolhusen (Wolhusen-Wiggern, Wolhusen municipality) for the respective districts. The community lies on the road from Lucerne to Wolhusen. The next motorway connection to the A2 is Emmen, 18 km away.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Werthenstein

Werthenstein has a beautiful monastery complex that is clearly visible from a distance and a pilgrimage church, which is particularly popular with pilgrims of St. James . On the way to the church there is a healing water spring mentioned in 1638 in a rock niche, which is called "Gnadenbrünneli".

Personalities

• Jean Renggli (1846–1898), painter
• August Gürber (1862–1837), physician, university professor for physiology, head of the Pharmacological Institute in Marburg

literature

• Heinz Horat: The Art Monuments of the Canton of Lucerne, New Edition I: The Entlebuch Office. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1987 (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 80). ISBN 3-7643-1900-3 . Pp. 357-433.

Web links

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

• Official website of the Werthenstein community
• Community profile of the cantonal statistical office (PDF; 107 kB)
• Peter Mulle: Schachen. 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. ↑ Balance of the permanent resident population according to demographic components, institutional structure, nationality and gender (Federal Statistical Office, STAT-TAB)
4. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Werthenstein ( 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. ↑ LUSTAT: Community profile Werthenstein ( 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. 
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. ↑ Heinz Horat: pilgrimage church Werthenstein LU. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 312). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Bern 1981, ISBN 978-3-85782-312-1 .