Fischbach, Lucerne
Fischbach is a municipality in the constituency Willisau the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Geography
The village is situated on the road from Zell LU to St. Urban. Through the town flows the river of the same name. To the municipality, the hamlet Leimbütz part (500 m southeast; 649 m asl ) on the road to Zell. On the right bank of the ( Gondiswiler ) Rotbachs the Streusiedelung Schönenthül is. This Rotbach forms the western boundary of the town and is at the same time border with the Canton of Bern. In addition, there are dozens of groups of houses and farmsteads in the rolling countryside. Highest elevations are the Schönenthülerhöhe ( 763 m asl ) and a part of the bottom mountain in Vogelsang forest ( 759 m amsl ). Most of the area is cleared and is used for agriculture ( 80.7 % of its territory). Only 5.3% are settlement area; Woods and forests cover more 13.8% of the area.
Fischbach borders the canton of Lucerne communities Ebersecken, Grossdietwil, Ufhusen and cell LU and to the community Gondiswil in Canton Bern.
Population
The population grew until 1850., The highest level this year, was never reached. In the following decade, the town lost through emigration a considerable portion of crude inhabitants (1850-1860: -13.5 %). This decline was largely made up to 1880 again. Between 1888 and 1900, was a second Exodus ( 1888 to 1900: -11.2 %). By 1930, followed by a period of stagnation, with a slight growth ( 1900 to 1930: 4.0 % ), followed by a slight growth phase up to 1950 ( from 1930 to 1950: 8.3 %). In the following decades, until 1980 it came to the third migration phase ( 1950 to 1980: -21.8 %). Since that time low, the population is constantly growing (1980-2004: 17.1 %).
Languages
The population used as everyday language, a high- Alemannic dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 93.95 % German, 3.83% Albanian and Serbo-Croatian at 0.88% as the main language.
Religions - faiths
Previously, the entire population was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Especially due to immigration from other regions of Switzerland and abroad has changed this. Today ( as of 2000) it looks like this: There are 70.06 % Roman Catholics, 17.99% and 0.88 % Reformed Evangelical Free Church Christians. In addition, one finds Muslims 5.46% and 2.21 % non-religious. The Muslims are almost exclusively Albanians from Kosovo and Macedonia.
Origin - Nationality
End of 2006, of the 719 inhabitants, 645 Swiss and 74 ( = 10.3%) foreigners. At the last census, 88.64 % were (including dual citizens 88.94 % ) Swiss nationals. The largest immigrant groups come from Serbia and Montenegro (mainly Albanians, some Slavs ) and Macedonia ( also Albanians ).
Traffic
The community is through the mail car line cell Altbüron -St. Urban integrated into the network of public transport. In cell there is a station of the railway line Luzern- Langenthal. The place is situated on the road from cell to St. Urban. The nearest motorway junction is Dagmersellen on the A2 at 12 km.
History
Finds from prehistoric times show that the community was settled early. In historical times were only the counts of Lenzburg gentlemen. Your ownership passed to the Lords of Balm in the 13th century. Under their reign appeared in 1224 for the first time in a document exchange between Eberhard of green mountain and the monastery of St. Urban, the name Viscebach on. Since Rudolf Balm was in 1308 involved in the assassination of King Albrecht, his property fell to the Habsburgs. The village was the county Willisau allocated, where she remained until 1415. This year, the city of Lucerne bought the whole county, and made her bailiwick Willisau. The ratios remained so until 1798, when Fischbach came to the newly formed district Altishofen. Already in 1803 there was a territorial redistricting - and the community was assigned to the newly created Office Willisau.
Pictures
Restaurant Krone in Fischbach
Chapel of St. Asper