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Entlebuch
Entlebuch is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Entlebuch. The area has been designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001. History Entlebuch is first mentioned in 1157, as ''Entilibuoch'', ''Entelinbuoch''. It was in possession of St. Blasien monastery at the time, later passing to the local lords of Wolhusen, who sold it to the House of Habsburg before 1300. It was held by a number of Habsburg reeves during the 14th century, until the Habsburgs lost control of the area to Lucerne following the Battle of Sempach (1386). Entlebuch received the right to hold a market in 1513. From 1596 it was the administrative seat of Entlebuch bailiwick (predecessor of the modern Entlebuch District). A fulling mill was built in 1651, a dyeing mill in 1720. A new church was built in 1776–1780. More textile manufactories were built in the 1840s to 1850s by Johann Ackermann, united into a textile company in 1867 (the factory ceased p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entlebuch (district)
Entlebuch District is one of six districts (german: Wahlkreise) of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its administrative center is the village of Schüpfheim. Entlebuch District roughly corresponds to the basin of the river Kleine Emme. The district receives its name from the village of Entlebuch, which is in turn named for the rivers ''Grosse'' and ''Kleine Entle'', a right tributary of Kleine Emme. From 1803 to 2013, it was known as ''Amt Entlebuch'', one of five districts (''Ämter'') of the canton. It corresponds to the basin of the river Kleine Emme, which had been a territory of the canton of Lucerne ''de facto'' since 1385, ''de jure'' since 1405. History Its area of 395 km² is roughly equivalent to that of the historical bailiwick of Entlebuch, first mentioned in the 12th century. The bailiwick was owned by the lords of Wolhusen in the 13th century, and passed to the House of Habsburg shortly before 1300. In the 1370s, Entlebuch was in conflict with Obwalden over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entlebuch District
Entlebuch District is one of six districts (german: Wahlkreise) of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its administrative center is the village of Schüpfheim. Entlebuch District roughly corresponds to the basin of the river Kleine Emme. The district receives its name from the village of Entlebuch, which is in turn named for the rivers ''Grosse'' and ''Kleine Entle'', a right tributary of Kleine Emme. From 1803 to 2013, it was known as ''Amt Entlebuch'', one of five districts (''Ämter'') of the canton. It corresponds to the basin of the river Kleine Emme, which had been a territory of the canton of Lucerne ''de facto'' since 1385, ''de jure'' since 1405. History Its area of 395 km² is roughly equivalent to that of the historical bailiwick of Entlebuch, first mentioned in the 12th century. The bailiwick was owned by the lords of Wolhusen in the 13th century, and passed to the House of Habsburg shortly before 1300. In the 1370s, Entlebuch was in conflict with Obwalden over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasle, Switzerland
Hasle is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Hasle is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001. History Hasle is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Hasile'' in a letter by Pope Gregory IX to the monastery of Engelberg. Along with other places of the Entlebuch valley, Hasle was brought into the sphere of influence of the city of Lucerne as from 1385. In 1653 the rebellious forces of the Swiss Peasant War gathered at Heiligkreuz above the Hasle in order to swear an oath of allegiance. Geography Hasle has an area of . Of this area, 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 39.58% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 50.12% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 0.87 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werthenstein
Werthenstein is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Werthenstein has an area of . Of this area, 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 32.38% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 56.28% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.31% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.93% is covered with buildings, 1.08% is industrial, 0.38% is classed as special developments, 0.25% is parks or greenbelts and 2.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.96% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.13% is other unproductive land. Demographics Werthenstein has a population (as of ) of . , 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolhusen
Wolhusen is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Wolhusen has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 32.61% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 54.51% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.27% is covered with buildings, 0.56% is industrial, 0.42% is classed as special developments, 0.14% is parks or greenbelts and 3.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.56% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.14% is other unproductive land. On 1 January 2013 the municipality of Wolhusen moved from the Sursee District to the Entlebuch District. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doppleschwand
Doppleschwand is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Doppleschwand is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Togelswande'' or ''Towenswande''. Geography Doppleschwand has an area of . Of this area, 55.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 36.55% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 53.38% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.59% is covered with buildings, 0.14% is industrial, 0.43% is classed as special developments, and 2.16% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 2.3% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.14 is other unproductive land. The municipality is made up of the linear village of Doppleschwand which is located on the terrace between the Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucerne (canton)
The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne. History The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase. The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg, Kriens, Horw, Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405), the so-called "Habsburger region" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne (1406), Willisau (1407), Sursee and Beromünster (1415), Malters (1477) and Littau (1481), while in 1803, in exchange for Hitzkirch, Merenschwand (held since 1397) was given up. Prehistory The oldest traces of humans in the Lucerne area are stone artifacts and cave bear bones found in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleine Emme
The Kleine Emme is a river of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, a left tributary of the Reuss extending for 58 km, draining a basin of 477 km². It is not to be confused with the Emme of the canton of Berne. The Kleine Emme rises as the ''Waldemme'' in the southwestern corner of the canton of Obwalden, in the Brienzer Rothorn massif at the ''Emmensprung'', flowing north-west along the Mariental, past Sörenberg. Turning north, it enters the Entlebuch region, where it is joined by the ''Weissemme'' near Schüpfheim and by the ''Entlen'' at Entlebuch. After receiving the ''Fontannen'', it turns to the east at Wolhusen where it is joined by the ''Wigger'' and later by the ''Rümlig''. From here, it flows parallel to the Pilatus chain, past Malters, joining the Reuss at Emmen, 2 km downstream of Lake Lucerne __NOTOC__ Lake Lucerne (german: Vierwaldstättersee, literally "Lake of the four forested settlements" (in English usually translated as ''forest cantons'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Sempach
The Battle of Sempach was fought on 9 July 1386, between Leopold III, Duke of Austria and the Old Swiss Confederacy. The battle was a decisive Swiss victory in which Duke Leopold and numerous Austrian nobles died. The victory helped turn the loosely allied Swiss Confederation into a more unified nation and is seen as a turning point in the growth of Switzerland. Background During 1383 and 1384, the expansion of the Old Swiss Confederacy collided with Austrian interests. The interests of Austria were further undermined in the Pact of Constance, a union of Zürich, Zug, Solothurn and 51 cities of Swabia. In 1385, there were various attacks, without formal declaration of war or central organization, by forces of Zürich, Zug and Lucerne on the Austrian strongholds of Rapperswil, Rothenburg, Cham and Wolhusen. In 1384 the people of Entlebuch receive the Lucerne citizenry and on Epiphany on the 6 January 1386, Lucerne expanded its sphere of influence by providing the same right als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malters
Malters is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Malters is first mentioned in second half of the 9th Century as ''in Maltrensi marcha''. In 1238 it was mentioned as ''villa Malters''. Geography Malters has an area of . Of this area, 64.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 24.54% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.55% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.17% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.73% is covered with buildings, 0.88% is industrial, 0.39% is classed as special developments, 0.25% is parks or greenbelts and 3.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.04% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.12% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.07% is other unprod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzenberg, Switzerland
Schwarzenberg is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Schwarzenberg has an area of . Of this area, 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 53.79% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 36.34% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.33% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.45% is covered with buildings, 0.13% is industrial, 0.1% is classed as special developments, 0.05% is parks or greenbelts and 0.94% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.87% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 5.99% is other unproductive land. Demographics Schwarzenberg has a population () of 1,602, of which 6.1% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.4%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpnach
Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. History Alpnach is first mentioned about 870 as ''Alpenacho''. Geography Alpnach has an area, , of . Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the heights above two streams, the Large and Small Schliere. During the mid-19th Century the village became a linear village. While in the 20th Century, it expanded into a ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square). It consists of the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. Demographics Alpnach has a population (as of ) of . , 13.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
