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Neuenkirch
Neuenkirch is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Neuenkirch is first mentioned in 1256 as ''nova ecclesia''. In 1259 it was mentioned as ''Nuwenkilch''. Geography Neuenkirch has an area of . Of this area, 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 19.63% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 67.65% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.49% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.85% is covered with buildings, 0.47% is industrial, 0.51% is classed as special developments, 0.27% is parks or greenbelts and 4.04% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.04% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.04% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located on the upper end of Lake Sempac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sursee (Amt)
Sursee District is one of the five ''Ämtern'', or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of (as of ). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Sursee to Wahlkreis Sursee as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Sursee everything else remained essentially unchanged. Sursee District consists of the following municipalities: : 1992/97 survey gives a total area of without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value. Mergers and name changes *On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeinde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain, Lucerne
Rain is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Rain has an area of . Of this area, 74.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.3%) is settled. , 16.77% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 69.64% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.31% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.63% is covered with buildings, 0.32% is industrial, 0.74% is classed as special developments, 0.11% is parks or greenbelts and 1.49% is transportation infrastructure. Demographics Rain has a population () of 2,214, of which 5.1% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 30.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.7%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 41.6% of the vote. The next th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmen, Switzerland
Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. History Emmen is first mentioned in 840 as ''Emau'' in a document of King Lothair I of Bavaria.For centuries the region was ruled by the Murbach Abbey in Vosges. In 1291 the municipality came under Habsburg rule. After the Battle of Sempach in 1386 the Habsburg's lost Emmen and it became part of the Canton of Lucerne. Emmen also took part in the in the Swiss peasant war of 1653. Since 1803, Emmen is part of the Hochdorf District and is its most populous municipality. In 2008, the municipality of Emmen as well as Adligenswil, Ebikon, Horw and Kriens participated in the «Starke Stadtregion Luzern» project. In it, the merger of individual or several municipalities with the city of Lucerne was examined. In 2011, the merger was proposed by the project management as the most s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruswil
Ruswil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Ruswil has an area of . Of this area, 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 20.94% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 68.4% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.18% is covered with buildings, 0.35% is industrial, 0.4% is classed as special developments, 0.13% is parks or greenbelts and 2.12% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.15% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.02% is other unproductive land. Demographics Ruswil has a population (as of ) of . , 4.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenburg, Switzerland
Rothenburg (High Alemannic: ''Rooteborg'') is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Rothenburg has an area of . Of this area, 67.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 16.56% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 63.47% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.32% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.86% is covered with buildings, 2.51% is industrial, 2% is classed as special developments, 0.71% is parks or greenbelts and 4.38% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.06% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.13% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and Demographics Rothenburg has a population () of 7,032, of which 7.8% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sempach
Sempach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sursee (Amt), Sursee in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. History It has retained some traces of its medieval appearance, especially the main gateway, beneath a watch tower, and reached by a bridge over the old moat. About half an hour distant to the north-east, on the hillside, is the site of the famous Battle of Sempach (9 July 1386), in which the Swiss defeated the Austrians, whose leader, Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg), Duke Leopold, lost his life. The legendary deed of Arnold of Winkelried is associated with this victory. The spot is now marked by an ancient and picturesque Battle Chapel (restored in 1886) and by a modern monument to Winkelried. A few years later, in 1393, the so-called ''Sempacherbrief'' was signed between the ''Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy#Consolidation, Acht Orte'' (the original eight Swiss cantons), plus the associated Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottwil
Nottwil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Nottwil is first mentioned around 1217-22 as ''Nottewile''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''Otewile''. Nottwil is also the location where the cymbal manufacturer Paiste's factory and headquarters are located. Geography Nottwil has an area of . Of this area, 77.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 8.91% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.25% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.49% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 8.33% is covered with buildings, 0.19% is industrial, 0.58% is classed as special developments, 0.77% is parks or greenbelts and 2.71% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.19% is unproductive standing water (pon ... [...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] |
Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is List of cities in Switzerland, 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 (river), Reuss, within sight of the mounts Pilatus (mountain), Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists. One of the city's landm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildisrieden
Hildisrieden is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sursee (Amt), Sursee in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. History Hildisrieden is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Hiltensrieden''. Geography Hildisrieden has an area of . Of this area, 78% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.2%) is settled. , 11.87% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.15% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.87% is covered with buildings, 0.14% is industrial, 0.43% is parks or greenbelts and 3.72% is transportation infrastructure. Demographics Hildisrieden has a population (as of ) of . , 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative, right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marco Chiesa, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 53 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States. The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Berset (Testpilot)
Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946–1984 *Bernhard, Count of Bylandt (1905–1998), German nobleman, artist, and author *Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004), Prince Consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands *Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (born 1970), German prince *Bernhard Frank (1913–2011), German SS Commander *Bernhard Garside (born 1962), British diplomat *Bernhard Goetzke (1884–1964), German actor *Bernhard Grill (born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology *Bernhard Heiliger (1915–1995), German sculptor *Bernhard Langer (born 1957), German golfer *Bernhard Maier (born 1963), German celticist *Bernhard Raimann (born 1997), Austrian American football player *Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), German mathematician *Bernhard Siebken ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
