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Huwyl
Huwyl is a hamlet of Römerswil in the district Hochdorf in the canton Lucerne in Switzerland. It is located to the east from Hochdorf and from Römerswil Römerswil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Herlisberg is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Heigesperhc''. In 1242 it was mentioned as ''Hergesberch''. Geography Römerswil is locate .... The hamlet is incorporated into the Municipality of Römerswil. The hamlet name changed from Hueneweilare (1101) and Hunenweilare (1241) to Huwil. From 1230 to 1474, this town seated to the Lords of Hunwil. They lived in Huwyl Burg. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Huwyl Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huwyl Burg
Huwyl Burg was a castle built between Römerswil and Hochdorf, nearby Lake Baldegg (Canton of Lucern, Switzerland). It was the stronghold of the family Huwyler Huwyler is a surname originating from Upper Swabia in the Middle Ages, connecting the region between the current Bavaria and Swiss-German cantons. This surname is still recognized as linked to the Swiss central region (Zurich, Zug and Lucerne) with .... The castle is shown on the 1613 Lucern map by Cysat and Wägmann the 1667 map by Hans Conrad Gyger of the area. However, it is not included in latter maps. Its ruins were excavated in 1902 and they can be visited. See also * List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland References {{Switzerland-castle-stub Castles in the canton of Lucerne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Römerswil
Römerswil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Herlisberg is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Heigesperhc''. In 1242 it was mentioned as ''Hergesberch''. Geography Römerswil is located in the Seetal valley. It lies to the west of the district capital of Hochdorf, from Huwyl and from Lake Baldegg. The municipality has an area of . Of this area, 77% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 16.22% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 68.53% is used for farming or pastures, while 8.53% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.3% is covered with buildings, 0.3% is industrial, 0.66% is classed as special developments, 0.12% is parks or greenbelts and 2.16% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cysat Waegmann Karte Huwyler Huwyl (1545–1614), Swiss apothecary, advocate, cartographer, and city councillor of Lucerne
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Cysat is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Johann Baptist Cysat (1587–1657), Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer, son of Renward * Renward Cysat Renward Cysat (''Cusatus''; 1545–1614) was an apothecary, advocate, cartographer and city councillor of Lucerne. He is the father of mathematician and astronomer Johann Baptist Cysat. Cysat published works about the history and folklore of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzern Hochdorf Römerswil Geographisches Lexikon Der Schweiz Entry Huwil
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media in the region. The city's urban area consists of 19 municipalities and towns with an overall population of about 220,000 people. Owing to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne (german: Vierwaldstättersee) and its outflow, the river Reuss, within sight of the mounts Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists. One of the city's landmarks is the Chapel Bridge (german: Kapellbrücke, link=no), a wooden bridge first erected in the 14th century. The official la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from (West Germanic languages, West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch language, Dutch ', Frisian languages, Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the Qila, qala (Dari language, Dari: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochdorf (district)
Hochdorf District was one of the five ''Ämtern'', or districts, of the German language, German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf, Lucerne, Hochdorf. It has a population of (as of ). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Hochdorf to Wahlkreis Hochdorf as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Hochdorf everything else remained essentially unchanged. Hochdorf District consists of the following thirteen municipalities: Mergers On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch. References External links * {{Coord, 47, 10, N, 8, 17, E, source:eowiki_region:CH, display=title Districts of the canton of Lucerne ... [...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] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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