Altwis
Altwis ( in local dialect [ ɑltʋis ] ) is a municipality in the constituency high village of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
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Geography
The community is located between Baldeggerseee and Hallwilersee in Lucerne part of the Lake Valley. The municipality covers 293 hectares, of which 3 ha lake area. From the land area of 63.8 % is used for agriculture; 29.0% are woods and forests and 7.2% settlement area.
Neighboring communities of Altwis are the Lucerne Aesch communities in the north, Ermensee the southwest and west and Hitzkirch west and east.
Population
The population rose from 1798 to 1870, from 330 to 422 inhabitants, followed by massive to fall to the low point in 1920. Between 1930 and 1950 it grew again to then have until 1970 to sink back to the level of 1920. Between 1980 and 1990 it rose again. Since then, it has stagnated.
Languages
Colloquial language is a high- Alemannic dialect. At the 2000 census, there were 89.83 % German, 8.19% and 2.35 % Albanian Serbo-Croatian as their main language.
Religions - faiths
The population is traditionally Roman Catholic. Were 75.14 % Roman Catholics At the last census. In addition, 9.32 % Muslim, 6.50% Protestant Reformed Christians and 4.52% non-religious were counted.
Origin
The vast majority of the population are Swiss citizens ( 82,48 % without - 87.01 % including dual citizens ). The majority of foreign roommates are Albanians from Macedonia and Kosovo. A few people come from Germany and Serbia. The proportion of foreigners end of 2006 was 13.0 % - or in numbers of 46 353 inhabitants.
Policy
The supreme policy-making body is the people who can express his opinion in elections, referendums and the annual town meeting. Mayor Hans Elmiger. The council is working part-time and looks as follows:
- Hans Elmiger (CVP ), Mayor
- Markus Thomi (independent), mayor
- Stefan Brändlin (independent), social
In the last elections to the cantonal parliament (2011), the parties reached the following percentage of voters: SVP 31.5%, CVP 30.7 %, FDP 14.2%, SP 12.1%, Greens 8.1%, 2.9% glp and other parties 0.5%.
Economy
Altwis is traditionally a farming village. In addition to the usual agricultural products and wine was produced until 1900. Of the ( as of 2000) 211 workers, however, works half away - mostly in other communities in the region. Of 174 workers in the village, 70.1 % work in agriculture, merely 9.2% in trade and industry and 20.7 % in service occupations (as of 2001). There are 45 farms.
Traffic
Altwis lies on the road connecting the village to Wohlen high in the canton of Aargau. By bus from Hitzkirch to Schongau LU the community is accessible by the public transport. The railway line Luzern- Lenzburg leads west past the church. Closest stop is Ermensee. The motorway connections are far away ( Sursee 19 km, Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau even 23 km).
History
The area was inhabited early. A 50 x 20 m large retreat in the forest above Altwis Paving, which probably comes from the migration period, points out. First mentioned indirectly the place in 1113, as a deed of gift of the monastery of St. Blaise was a Bernard named in the Black Forest of Altwis. 1150, the Court Altwise was first mentioned directly. 1173 took over the Counts of Kyburg the rule, in 1264, the Habsburgs. The Lords of Heidegg managed the community as part of the Office Richensee. From 1415 to 1803 the village belonged to the liberal offices. Then she came to Lucerne and the newly formed Office high village.
Train
The school includes an input stage (kindergarten, 1st and 2nd class ) and the full range of primary, after the communities Altwis and Mosen had with Hitzkirch give up their cooperation in education provision at primary level after the merger of Mosen. From the 7th school year, the children attend classes in Hitzkirch and high village.
Personalities
- Anastasius Hartmann (1803-1866); Capuchin, Titular Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Patna and Bombay
- In Altwis died on October 3, 1845 Johann Georg Krauer, the poet of Riitli song.