Flühli

Soerenberg with Schrattenfluh stallion

Fluhli is a municipality in the constituency Entlebuch of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland and includes the districts Fluhli and Sören Berg.

Geography

The municipality is located in the central Swiss Alps and has approximately 108.24 square kilometers in terms of area, the largest community in the canton of Lucerne. Are parts of the two biggest moorland of Switzerland In the municipality: Glaubenberg and Sören Berg. The limestone mountains are the Schwändelifluh that Grönfluh and Schrattenfluh.

The municipality covers two districts, namely Fluhli and Sören Berg, which also form independent congregations. Fluhli is not only the largest municipality in the canton of Lucerne, but has the Brienz Rothorn (2350 m asl) also the highest point in the whole canton.

Fluhli borders in their own canton to the municipalities Escholzmatt - Marbach, Hasle and Schüpfheim. Neighboring municipalities in the canton of Bern Brienz, Habkern, Oberried FR, Schangnau and Schwanden bei Brienz. Neighboring municipalities in the canton of Obwalden are Giswil and Sarnen.

Population

The population grew steadily 1798-1860 and even doubled ( from 1798 to 1860: 112.3 %). After this unusual for the region growth the community was caught by the undertow of time. This was followed up in 1900 by a phase of migration ( 1860-1900: -18.2 %) in the industrial areas and overseas (United States). This was followed by a long period with stable populations - apart from 1941, where soldiers were probably added counted. Since 1980, the population is growing - not least because of the significant tourism - quite strong ( 1980-2004: 32.0 %).

Languages

The population used as everyday language, a high- Alemannic dialect. The local variant differs, however, very much on the dialect of the city of Lucerne (proximity to Canton Bern ). At the last census in 2000 gave 93.49 % German, 1.04 % and 0.81 % Italian Albanian as the main language.

Religions - faiths

Previously, the entire population was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. For fear of unwanted religious influences from the neighboring canton of Bern Reformed Church authorities tried by regular visitations faith to check the zeal of the population. Although religiosity is today still far above the national and cantonal average. However, due to immigration from other regions of Switzerland and abroad and a few dozen leaving the church sees the religious landscape today ( 2000) like this: There are 81.29 % Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, and 7.83% 0.63% Orthodox Christians. In addition, one finds 2.88% non-religious, Muslims 2.30% and 1.84 % members of other non-Christian faiths (mostly Hindus of Tamil origin ). When the Muslims are almost exclusively of Albanians from Macedonia and Kosovo.

Origin - Nationality

The end of 2006 by the 1'816 1'560 Swiss population and 256 ( 14.1% ) are foreigners. The for a remote rural community of relatively high proportion of foreigners can be explained for tourism in Soerenberg with the recruitment of foreign workers. At the last census, 88.83 % were (including dual citizens 90,67 % ) Swiss nationals. The largest immigrant groups come from Sri Lanka ( Tamils ​​), Macedonia ( Albanian ), Germany, Austria, Serbia - Montenegro ( Albanians ), Italy and Portugal.

History

The first recorded event in the Valley of Waldemme is the battle of Sören Berg. Obwaldner and Entlebucher fought there in 1380 for possession of the pastures. To this day, the name of the Alp " battle " at the foot of the Brienz Rothorn at this event. Until 1869 there were in Fluhli several glass factories, which produced the famous Fluhli glass.

Glassmakers from the Black Forest, where the Black Forest glass was produced in the 12th century, extended the manufacture of glass. 1723 Wind Hill near St. Blaise pulled the three brothers Joseph, Peter and Michael, sons of the glass master Samuel Siegwart and Anna Schmidt, of Daar after Fluhli and erected here a new glassworks. In Entlebuch already existed from 1400 Glassworks is certainly proves the case Röthenbach im Emmental. The descendants founded the Hergiswil Glassworks.

Economy

Livestock and dairy farming, and the fattening of calves and Rindersömmerung (about 4000 pieces) are the most important areas of agriculture. Agricultural areas have virtually disappeared since the growing battle in World War II. When the wood processing industry occupies an important place, but actual industry is missing. In the second half of the 20th century, tourism has become the bread basket of the actual inhabitants of Fluhli and Sören Berg. 28 percent of jobs are in the agriculture and forestry sector. In commercial and industrial 23 percent of workers are employed, but almost half of the posts are in the services sector.

Traffic

The two largest districts, Fluhli village and Soren Berg, are served by the postal bus Schüpfheim - Fluhli - Soerenberg to the network of public transport. In Schüpfheim there is a station on the line Luzern- Bern. In summer, the post bus runs on the so-called panoramic road over the Glaubenbielen up to Giswil in the canton of Obwalden.

The community is located off the main roads and the nearest motorway connections are far away. In summer the Giswil connection to the A8 at the next.

Sons and daughters of the community

  • Ida Creator ( born 1929 ), skier
  • Pascale Schnider ( born 1984 ), cyclist
  • Roger Schäli (born 1978 ), mountaineer
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