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Müswangen
Müswangen is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Müswangen is first mentioned in 924 as ''Milizwaga''. Geography Müswangen has an area of . Of this area, 70.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the west slope of the Lindenberg mountain. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch on 1 January 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulz, Lucerne
Sulz is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Retschwil joined Hitzkirch. Geography Sulz has an area of . Of this area, 65.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.4%) is settled. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch. accessed 18 August 2009 The merged municipality has an area of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retschwil
Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. Geography Retschwil has an area of . Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.8%) is settled. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch. accessed 18 August 2009 The merged municipality has an area of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitzkirch
Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkirch. History Hitzkirch is first mentioned in 1230 as ''Hiltschilche''. Altwis Altwis is first mentioned in 1113 as ''Altwise''. Geography Hitzkirchis is located in the Seetal valley, at the foot of the Lindenberg mountain. After the 2021 merger, Hitzkirch has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of . Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 23.76% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 59.83% is used for farming or pastures, while 7.31% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.79% is covered with buildings, 0.41% is ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämikon
Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Hämikon is first mentioned in 924 as ''Hamminchova''. Geography Hämikon has an area of . Of this area, 66.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled. The municipality is located on the western slope of the Lindenberg mountain. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buttwil
Buttwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The village is west of Muri. History Buttwil is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Butwile''. From its founding the Benedictine Muri Abbey possessed extensive real estate in the village. With the conquest of Aargau in 1415 the high court right, which had been held by the Habsburgs, went to the Swiss Confederation. The low court right remained at the Abbey. The chapel of St. James was built in 1666 and was a chapel of ease in the Muri parish. This former farming village showed, up about 1950, a steady population decline. This was followed by a sharp increase since 1970 is due to the virtually fog-free area and the short commutes on the train to Zurich and Lucerne. Since 1984 there has been a bus connection to Muri. Geography Buttwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.4% is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geltwil
Geltwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The earliest trace of human settlement near Geltwil is a Roman era villa. The modern municipality of Geltwil is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Geltwile''. The history of Geltwil was always closely connected with Muri Abbey. In the 13th Century the main part of the land was given by Habsburgs to the Abbey. Even after the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 the village belonged the Muri district. Geltwil is also part of the Muri parish. Between 1798-1803, Geltwil, Isenbergschwil and Winterschwil formed a collective community. In 1816, a reorganization of the district of Muri, led to creation of today's community. With a nearly constant population, Geltwil has remained a purely farming village. In the center is the school house was built in 1972 and the memorial to the battle that took place during the Sonderbund war in Geltwil in 1847. In 1942, the municipality refused to bow to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schongau, Switzerland
Schongau is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Schongau is located in the Seetal valley. The municipality has an area of . Of this area, 70.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 26.08% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 65.41% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.98% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.01% is covered with buildings, 0.08% is industrial, 0.32% is parks or greenbelts and 1.04% is transportation infrastructure. All the unproductive areas are unproductive flowing water (rivers). Demographics Schongau has a population () of 848, of which 3.1% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.3%), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosen, Lucerne
Mosen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hochdorf (district), Hochdorf in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Mosen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Moseheim'' though this comes from a 14th Century copy. In 1264 it was mentioned as ''Mosheim''. Geography Mosen has an area of . Of this area, 70.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Seetal, Seetal valley region on the south end of Lake Hallwil. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelfingen
Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Gelfingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Gelvingun''. Geography Gelfingen has an area of . Of this area, 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located below Schloss Heidegg on Lake Baldegg. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beinwil (Freiamt)
Beinwil (Freiamt) is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The earliest evidence of human settlement are scattered Roman era items. The modern municipality of Beinwil is first mentioned in 1153 as ''Beinwilare''. Until 1950 it was known as ''Beinwil bei Muri''. Originally, much of the property in the village was owned by Muri Abbey. In 1239 Hartmann Visilere granted all his possessions and rights in Beinwil to the Cistercian Kappel Abbey in Kappel am Albis. This property went to the city of Zurich in 1415. In 1527, Zurich also acquired the rights to the low courts in the municipality. In 1586 these rights went to the family of Holder Meyer in Lucerne, who sold them in 1614 to Muri Abbey. The Vogtei of Wiggwil was held by a Habsburg vassal, the Ministerialis (unfree knights) family of Gessler, until 1412. The history of the parish is inextricably linked to the pilgrimage to the grave of St. Burkard of Beinwil, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochdorf (Amt)
Hochdorf District was one of the five ''Ämtern'', or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, 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 .... Its capital is the town of 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] |
Green Party Of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland (german: GRÜNE Schweiz; french: Les VERT-E-S suisses; it, VERDI svizzeri; rm, VERDA svizra) is the fourth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council. History The first Green party in Switzerland was founded as a local party in 1971 in the town of Neuchâtel. In 1979, Daniel Brélaz was elected to the National Council as the first Green MP on the national level (in Switzerland and in the world). Local and regional Green parties and organisations were founded in many different towns and cantons in the following years. In 1983, two different national green party federations were created: in May, diverse local green groups came together in Fribourg to form the ''Federation of Green Parties of Switzerland'', and in June, some left-alternative groups formed the ''Green Alternative Party of Switzerland'' in Bern. In 1990, an attempt to combine these organisations failed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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