Willisau country
Willisau country | ||
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State : | Switzerland | |
Canton : | Lucerne (LU) | |
Constituency : | Willisau | |
Residential municipality : | Willisau | |
Postal code : | 6130 | |
former BFS no. : | 1148 | |
Coordinates : | 642 603 / 218560 | |
Height : | 557 m above sea level M. | |
Area : | 38.32 km² | |
Residents: | 4043 (December 31, 2004) | |
Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km² | |
Website: | www.willisau.ch | |
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Until December 31, 2005, Willisau Land was a political municipality in the Willisau district of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland .
Since January 1, 2006, it has been united with Willisau Stadt to form the new municipality of Willisau .
geography
The municipality is located in the Lucerne hinterland on the edge of the northern foothills of the Napf, at the confluence of the Buch- and Enziwigger rivers. With 3788 hectares, Willisau Land is the largest municipality in terms of area in the Willisau district. The municipality is part of the so-called Inner Willisauer Bergland , which is bordered to the north by the Huttwil - Gettnau - Alberswil valley . The community extends for the most part over the northern foothills of the Napf and at the same time meets the opening upper Wiggertal.
The landscape is mainly characterized by the unmistakable special properties of the Napfabdachung, with its harrows and crows, the extensive hills with the steep and gentle slopes, the water-rich, narrower and wider valley floors.
The height differences within the community are quite large: Wydenmühle 534 m above sea level. M., Gutenegg in the Menzberg area 1070 m above sea level. The changeful landscape with its abundance of forests has many attractions and has a rather harsh climate, often exposed to the wind.
For historical reasons, the community has no town center. It consists of the village of Daiwil (585 m above sea level) between Menznau and Willisau. Also from the hamlets of Tälenbach (south of Willisau; 575 m. Above sea level), Kalchtaren (624 m. Above sea level; northwest of Tälenbach) and Käppelimatt (west of Willisau; 576 m. Above sea level), which have grown together with the town of Willisau . M., on the Buchwigger ). The district of Ostergau , which was an independent municipality until 1803, is located at an altitude of 554 m. ü. M. on the road between Willisau and Grosswangen in the southeast of the town. In the former moor south of the settlement, numerous ponds have been created as a result of peat extraction. We find numerous groups of houses and individual farmsteads along the entire Buchwigger valley. The largest settlement there is Rohrmatt (665 m above sea level; several kilometers south of Willisau-Stadt). To the east of Rohrmatt - towards Menznau - is the hamlet of Schülen (775–813 m. Above sea level). In the Willisauer Bergland there are also dozen other farmsteads and groups of houses.
Of the community area of 3771 ha, 68.5% is used for agriculture. Around a quarter - exactly 24.6% - is covered by forest and 6.1% is settlement area.
Former neighboring communities
The municipality of Willisau-Land bordered on Alberswil , Ettiswil , Gettnau , Grosswangen , Hergiswil bei Willisau , Luthern , Menznau , Ufhusen , Willisau Stadt and Zell LU .
population
Population development
The community's population decreased sharply in the second half of the 19th century as a result of the emigration from the countryside to the industrial centers (1850–1900: −19.7%) - especially from 1880 onwards. Since then it has grown steadily until 2000 (1900-2000: + 61.6%). The greatest increase in population was between 1910 and 1930 (1910–1930: + 15.3%) and 1980 and 2000 (1980–2000: + 14.1%). In recent years the number of residents has decreased again slightly (2000–2004: −1.5%).
Population development | |
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year | Residents |
1850 | 3,161 |
1880 | 2,978 |
1900 | 2,537 |
1950 | 3,144 |
1960 | 3,266 |
1970 | 3,442 |
1980 | 3,594 |
1990 | 3,788 |
2000 | 4,101 |
languages
The population uses a highly Alemannic dialect as their everyday language. At the last census in 2000, 96.91% said German, 1.29% Albanian and 0.41% Italian were the main languages.
Religions - denominations
In earlier times 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 82.48% Roman Catholic, 8.55% Evangelical Reformed and 0.61% Orthodox Christians. There are also 2.00% non-denominational and 1.56% Muslim. A large number of residents - 4.17% - gave no information on their creed. The majority of the Muslims are of Albanian origin. A minority among them are of Turkish and Kurdish descent.
Origin - nationality
Of the 4,042 inhabitants at the end of 2004, 3,882 were Swiss and 160 (= 4.0%) were foreigners. At the last census, 94.01% (including dual citizens 95.23%) were Swiss citizens. The largest groups of immigrants come from Serbia-Montenegro (mostly Albanians), Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Austria and Sri Lanka (Tamils).
traffic
A small part of the Willisau-Land community is served by the Willisau-Hergiswil-Hübeli bus route. Other districts such as the hamlet of Daiwil (on the Willisau-Menznau road), "Ostergau" (on the Willisau-Grosswangen road), Schülen (on the Willisau-Menzberg road) and Rohrmatt (in the Buchwigger Valley, 5 km south of Willisau) are not accessible by public transport.
history
Until 1803, Willisau-Land and Willisau-Stadt together formed the municipality of Willisau and thus had the same history. Since then, the place has belonged as an independent municipality to the then newly created Office Willisau .
Attractions
Personalities
- Theodor Schwegler (1887–1967), father and university professor at Einsiedeln Abbey
Merger with Willisau Stadt
Willisau-Land came into being with the Helvetic Republic - when the city lost the rights to its surrounding area. This resulted in an adventurous demarcation and in many cases an impractical division. This has now been corrected after more than 200 years. On January 1, 2006, Willisau-Land merged with the municipality of Willisau Stadt to form the new municipality of Willisau .