Winikon is a
municipality in the district of
Sursee in the
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
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 ...
.
On 1 January 2009 Winikon merged into the municipality of
Triengen, the combined municipality is called Triengen.
Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities
accessed 18 August 2009
Geography
Winikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (6.8%) is settled.[
]
Demographics
Winikon has a population () of 744, of which 7.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.9%) and French being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.4%), the CVP (25.8%) and the Green Party (6.1%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 32.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.1%. In Winikon about 63.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final ph ...
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 ...
'').
Winikon has an unemployment rate of 1.04%. , there were 80 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 176 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 24-Aug-2009
References
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Former municipalities of the canton of Lucerne