Mosen is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of

Lucerne Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . 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), di ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of

Hitzkirch Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkir ...

History

Mosen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Moseheim'' though this comes from a 14th Century copy. In 1264 it was mentioned as ''Mosheim''.

Geography

Mosen has an area of . Of this area, 70.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Seetal valley region on the south end of

Lake Hallwil __NOTOC__ Lake Hallwil ( German: ''Hallwilersee'') is a lake largely in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The ...

. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of

Gelfingen Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Gelfingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Gelvingun''. Geograp ...

Hämikon Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Hämikon is first mentioned in 924 as ''Hamminchova''. Geography Hämik ...

, Mosen,

Müswangen Müswangen is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. History Müswangen is first mentioned in 924 as ''Milizwaga''. Geograph ...

Retschwil Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. Geography Retschwil has an area o ...

and Sulz joining

.Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities
accessed 18 August 2009

Demographics

Mosen has a population () of 284, of which 6.0% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Turkish being third ( 2.0%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.1%), the CVP (27.2%) and the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice. Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...

(2.8%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mosen about 72.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

upper secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...

or additional higher education (either University or a ''

Fachhochschule A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...

''). Mosen has an unemployment rate of 1.33%. , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 141 people are employed in the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 21 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 ...

, with 10 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 18-Aug-2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

References

{{Authority control Former municipalities of the canton of Lucerne