municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Willisau
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land (W. Country) and Willisau Stadt (W. Town).canton of
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 po ...
in
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 ...
.
History
Grossdietwil is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Toutwillare''. Since 1810 it has been known as Grossdietwil.
Geography
Grossdietwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 72.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled. , 21.99% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 68.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.42% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.64% is covered with buildings, 0.1% is industrial, 0.39% is classed as special developments, 0.49% is parks or greenbelts and 2.15% is transportation infrastructure.
The municipality is located in the upper Rot valley (''Rottal''). It consists of the village of Grossdietwil, the
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a 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 lar ...
of Arpolingen and Kället and the
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
of Eppenwil.
Demographics
Grossdietwil has a population (as of ) of . , 56 or about 6.7% are not Swiss citizens.LUSTAT-Canton Lucerne Statistical Office accessed 25 August 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 4.2%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 49.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (23.2%), the FDP (17.5%) and the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
(5.5%).
The age distribution, , in Grossdietwil is; 251 people or 29.9% of the population is 0–19 years old. 184 people or 21.9% are 20–39 years old, and 290 people or 34.6% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 83 people or 9.9% are 65–79 years old, 26 or 3.1% are 80–89 years old and 5 people or 0.6% of the population are 90+ years old.LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics accessed 12 August 2009
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Grossdietwil about 68.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
'').
there are 262 households, of which 59 households (or about 22.5%) contain only a single individual. 56 or about 21.4% are large households, with at least five members. there were 181 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 101 were built only as housing, and 80 were
mixed use
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
buildings. There were 74 single family homes, 20 double family homes, and 7 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (68) or three (21) story structures. There were only 7 single story buildings and 5 four or more story buildings.
Grossdietwil has an unemployment rate of 0.89%. , there were 116 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 41 businesses involved in this sector. 84 people are employed in the
secondary sector
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and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 62 people are employed in the
tertiary sector
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, with 17 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 25-Aug-2009 49.3% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 37.2% of the workforce.
the religious membership of Grossdietwil was; 660 (81.7%) were Roman Catholic, and 78 (9.7%) were Protestant, with an additional 5 (0.62%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 34 individuals (4.21% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 11 (1.36%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 20 (2.48%) who did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
: Eppenwil had a population of ca. 160 which is not included.