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Vinzenz Rüttimann
Vinzenz Rüttimann (20 May 1769 – 15 January 1844) was a leading Lucerne politician during the first half of the nineteenth century. He served as president of the Swiss Federal Assembly (''Tagsatzung'') during 1820 and again during 1826. Life Georg Vinzenz Rüttimann was born in Reiden, in the northern part of the Canton of Lucerne. He was born into one of the leading Catholic families of Lucerne. His father, Johann Jost Rüttimann, was a member of the city's inner ruling council (''Kleinrat''), and through his mother, born Maria Elisabeth Dürler, he was related to other leading families. Vinzenz was sent away to Colmar for his education between 1780 and 1783, and there followed a further two years of private tuition back home in Lucerne after which for several years between 1785 and 1788 he traveled extensively in Germany, France and Italy. In 1791 Vinzenz Rüttimann became a member of the city council, progressing in 1793 to membership of the inner ruling council, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiden
Reiden is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On January 1, 2006 the former municipalities of Langnau bei Reiden and Richenthal were united in the new municipality of Reiden. Geography Reiden has an area, , of . Of this area, 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 36.67% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 49.96% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.19% is covered with buildings, 0.78% is industrial, 0.59% is classed as special developments, 0.37% is parks or greenbelts and 3.26% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.41% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.07% is other unproductive land. Demographics Reiden has a population (as of ) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |