Römerswil is a

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 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 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 ...

and from

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. 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 areas, 0.06% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.12% is other unproductive land. On 1 January 2005, the formerly independent municipality of Herlisberg, lying to the northwest, was united with Römerswil.Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities
accessed 18 August 2009

Demographics

Römerswil has a population (as of ) of . , 3.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.6%) and French being third ( 0.2%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 41% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (33%), the FDP (15%) and the

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(6.2%). The age distribution in Römerswil is; 438 people or 27.8% of the population is 0–19 years old. 409 people or 25.9% are 20–39 years old, and 528 people or 33.5% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 156 people or 9.9% are 65–79 years old, 44 or 2.8% are 80–89 years old and 2 people or 0.1% of the population are 90+ years old.LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics
accessed 12 August 2009 In Römerswil about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '' Fachhochschule''). there are 495 households, of which 94 households (or about 19.0%) contain only a single individual. 88 or about 17.8% are large households, with at least five members. there were 327 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 215 were built only as housing, and 112 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 som ...

buildings. There were 166 single family homes, 29 double family homes, and 20 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (143) or three (48) story structures. There were only 15 single story buildings and 9 four or more story buildings. Römerswil has an unemployment rate of 0.48%. , there were 249 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 91 businesses involved in this sector. 152 people are employed in the

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and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 88 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

, with 18 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 19-Aug-2009 53.5% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 38.8% of the workforce. the religious membership of Römerswil was; 1,220 (83.1%) were Roman Catholic, and 99 (6.7%) were Protestant, with an additional 11 (0.75%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 13 individuals (0.89% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there was 1 (0.07%) individuals who belong to another religion, 79 (5.38%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 45 (3.07%) who did not answer the question. The historical population or Herlisberg alone is given in the following table:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romerswil Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne