Lüterswil-Gächliwil

Landscape in Lüterswil

Lüterswil - Gächliwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The community is created in 1994 from a merger of Lüterswil with Gächliwil, it consists of two clearly separate villages, where Lüterswil is significantly larger.

Coat of arms

After the fusion community was from the two local coat of arms a gemacht.Man simply used both symbols on.

Lüterswil

Lüterswil: Blazon

Gächliwil: Blazon

Geography

The municipality is located in the Central Plateau and is located on cupiertem terrain. The neighboring municipalities are Biezwil, Oberwil in Buren, Buchegg and fairs.

Population

Lüterswil - Gächliwil is 98.65 % to a German -speaking congregation. The immigration rate is very low at 2.3 %, the level of education of the labor force with 21.2 % tertiary education than average. This structure is also reflected in voting behavior:

Policy

Voter shares of the parties at the national elections 2003: FDP 37.5%, SP 31.2 %, SVP 19.5 %, GP 6.2 %, CVP 5.6 %. Mayor 's Beat Wehrle.

Clubs

Despite the small size Lüterswil has since 1884 an own music company. In addition, the Öliverein Lüterswil, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the oil mill for the Ölifest and other activities there.

History

The initial written mention of Gächliwil was in 1365 as Gechlenwil. The name means woh at Gachilos homestead. In the 19th century, was stabbed in Gächliwil peat.

Arts Culture

The harvest festival in Lüterswil that Brächete is a cultural highlight in community life.

In Gächliwil is a special old school house with a small tower. It should have been built around 1800.

In Lüterswil on the northwestern boundary of the municipality, the Grabenöli, an oil mill with waterwheel, whose roots go back about 400 years is. The mill was until the beginning of the 20th century into commercial operation in 1988 it was restored and has since been operated by a club.