Alberswil

Alberswil ( in local dialect: [ ˌ ʋɪʊ̯ ɑʊ̯b̥əɾʓ ] ) is a village and a municipality in the constituency Willisau the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

  • 4.1 Tourism
  • 4.2 traffic

Geography

Alberswil is a village road on the western edge of the plain of Wauwilermoos and lies at the foot of a hill called manors. The place consists of the districts Kasteln, upper and lower village and castle Rain. From the municipal area of 358 ha 73.7 % are agricultural land; 18.2% are made of woods and forests and other 7.8% of the municipal area are used as a settlement area.

Neighboring communities of Alberswil are Ettiswil in the east, Gettnau in the west, the north and Schötz Willisau in the south.

Population

The number of inhabitants grew 1798-1850 strongly from 279 to 429 people. Then she swayed to 1960 always between 400 and 500 residents. 1970 was achieved with 360 inhabitants, is a low point. Since then, the population is growing steadily on today around 550 people.

Languages

German is the main language in Alberswil and is used by 91.40 % of the population as their language. Albanian with 4.59% and 1.91% with Turkish are the largest linguistic minorities.

Religions - faiths

Originally, the entire population of members of the Roman Catholic Church. In 2000 were 78.97 % of the population Roman Catholic Christians. Religious minorities were 9.37% Reformed Evangelical Christians, Muslims 4.21% and 2.68% unchurched.

Origin and nationalities

2000 are 86.62 % (including dual citizens 86.81 %) of the residents Swiss citizen. The largest immigrant groups come from Serbia and Montenegro ( 6.50%, with double citizens also 6.50% ), Turkey (each 2.29% ), Macedonia (each 1.91% ) and Spain ( both times 1.53% ) and Germany (0.57 resp. 0.76 %).

Parish council

  • Erika Oberli -Good (CVP ), Municipality President
  • Josef Haefliger (CVP ), mayor; Finance, education, construction and security
  • Josef Christen (FDP), social

In the last elections to the cantonal parliament (2011), the parties reached the following percentage of voters: CVP 47.0 %, FDP 28.8 %, SVP 18.3%, SP 2.8%, Greens 2.1% and 1.0% glp.

Economy

The number of employed persons was 289 in 2000. 29 Zupendlern were 203 commuters ( in the whole region scattered ) over. Previously, the population worked in agriculture and in several mills. The latter industry is extinct. Today ( as of 2001) there are 19 farms, which provide 39.8 % of the workers a job. In industry and business will find 18.6% and 41.6% in service occupations earn a living.

Tourism

Despite a relatively large number of attractions, tourism plays a significant role.

Traffic

Alberswil is accessible by bus operation of Nebikon to Willisau by public transport. The nearest railway stations are Nebikon ( line Luzern- Olten ) and Willisau ( line Langenthal -Lucerne ). The motorway Dagmersellen Sursee and 8 respectively 10 km away.

History

It is first mentioned in a toboggan Alberswile of Einsiedeln Abbey from 1217 to 1222 and 1236 in a letter of protection from Pope Gregory IX. for the monastery of Engelberg. The place name is probably a composite of the Old High German personal name A ( tha ) lbert and the frequent ups at Alamannic hindlimb - wīlāri to designate new Hofsiedlungen.

First known owner of the castle manors to which Alberswil belonged, were the masters of Lenzburg. These were followed in 1258 by the Counts of Kyburg. 1273 sold the heiress Anna of Kyburg, who was married to Eberhard von Habsburg, this legacy of Rudolf von Habsburg. Between 1275 and 1415 exercised on behalf of the Habsburg various lords of the rule. 1415 was the area of Lucerne, and the last Habsburg Lehnherr Peter of Luternau took 1416 Burgrecht the city of Lucerne to. Was ruled directly by the rule of Lucerne Kasteln but only since 1644th On May 23, 1653 fled at the approach of the peasants in the last inhabitants of the otherwise empty castle Kasteln, a fire guard. The farmers made ​​the castle uninhabitable by covering the roof. The Kasteln castle was a ruin. 1884 was the community Alberswil, which belonged to the Official Willisau since 1803, bankruptcy by building a poorhouse and a civil asylum in the castle Good Rain. The community was forcibly administered 1888-1898 by the Canton of Lucerne.

Train

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school, in the / 2004 18 respectively 64 students learned in the school year 2003. From the 7th class students of Alberswil in neighboring Ettiswil go to school.

Attractions

The ruins Kasteln is historically the most important attraction. It was partly restored from 1996 to 2001 by a club patron. Also worth seeing is the early Baroque castle country manors, which was erected by 1682, the then Governor of Willisau, Heinrich von Sonnenberg. The T-shaped construction with two gazebos is an early example of the baroque country gentleman 's seat in the canton of Lucerne. The castle is still family owned.

On the hill Castle Rain is the chapel of St. Blaise. It is the first time in 1309 mentioned as a possession of the monastery of Disentis. After several changes in ownership, they came to the monastery of St. Urban. The present chapel, whose steep proportions nor the Gothic are required, as the country castle built in 1682. The lovely interior, especially the high altars and the old coffered ceilings in the nave and the choir, however, date from the original chapel.

The Court Castle Rain, located on the same hill, was from 1873 to 1962 poorhouse and asylum citizens. After that, the agricultural school Willisau took over the estate and built it in 1974, the Swiss Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering.

Pictures

Bus stop at the entrance to the village of Alberswil

Castle Kastelen

Ruins and Castles

Burgrain with the chapel of St. Blaise

Chapel of St. Blaise

Chapel of St. Blasius, interior view

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