Knutwil

Knutwil, seen from Buron from

Knutwil is a municipality in the constituency Sursee the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Geography

The municipality is located north-west of Sursee at the junction of Hürn and the Surentals 5 km. In the northwest of the village of Bad Knutwil main settlement is the village Eriswil ( 574 m above sea level. M. ), north ( 488 m asl ). About 2 km south of Knutwil village of the district of St. Erhard is (526 m asl ).

Knutwil with the two districts ( in the local dialect ) Chnutu ( Knutwil ) and Teret (St. Erhard ) is adjacent to Dagmersellen, Buron, Geuensee, Mauensee, Sursee and Kulmerau.

Population

The population grew from 1574 to 1816 constantly - to the more than four-fold. This was followed by a slight decline in population until 1837 and a short period of stagnation 1837-1850 The rural exodus also affected Knutwil and led to a large exodus 1850-1920. ( 1850-1920: -31.2 %). The number of inhabitants in 1920 was lower than in 1798 From 1930 to 1950 followed by a slight increase. ( 1930-1950: 8.8 %). Since 1960, the population is growing rapidly ( from 1960 to 2004: 64.3 %). The proximity to the regional center and the A2 motorway Sursee were the two most important elements for this population boost.

Languages

The population used as everyday language, a high- Alemannic dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 97.16 % German, Serbo-Croatian 0.88% and 0.38 % French as their primary language.

Religions - faiths

Previously, the entire population was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Today ( as of 2000) provides for the religious situation as follows. There are 81.55 % Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, and 8.78% 0.88% Orthodox Christians. In addition, one finds 3.10% religious affiliation, 1.58 % Muslim and 0.57% followers of other non-Christian religions. The Muslims are Albanian, Turkish, Kurdish and Bosniak origin. The followers of other non-Christian religions are Hindu Tamil origin.

Origin - Nationality

Of the 1,674 residents end 2006 were 1,574 Swiss and 100 ( = 6.0%) foreigners. At the last census, 92.92 % were (including dual citizens 94,95 % ) Swiss nationals. The largest immigrant groups come from Serbia and Montenegro ( Albanians and Slavs ), Germany, Italy and Sri Lanka ( Tamils ​​).

Traffic

On the railway line Luzern- Olten although there is a stop St. Erhard Knutwil. But this is between Mauensee and the village of St. Erhard - far from Knutwil. The majority of the community is the day opened up by the bus Sursee - book - Uffikon. In the evening and at night the traveler is a Paratransit called Publicar available. St. Erhard is on the road Sursee - Dagmersellen; Knutwil on side roads to Buron, Kulmerau and ( St.Erhard ) Sursee. The nearest motorway junction on the A2 in Sursee 9 km away.

History

Pile dwellings from the Neolithic period, grave mounds from the Hallstatt period and found in soil Roman coins suggest that the community was settled very early by people. The first historical mention is Gnuthwilare in 1050 in an exchange certificate. The previous owner of the settlement, the Count Eberhard VI. of Nellenburg, Knutwil over to the monastery of All Saints in Schaffhausen and receives two Württemberg villages of Count Vollmar of Froburg. The lower exercise rights to 1280 from the Froburger. Count Hartmann of Froburg they sold to March Warden of Ifenthal and this gives them the same year the Canons Zofingen. The high jurisdiction exercised by the Habsburgs. 1407 takes over the city of Lucerne the rule. In 1579 the lower courts also comes as a result of a land exchange Canton Bern / Abbey of St. Urban in Lucerne. This creates the Amtsvogtei Knutwil, which also included the present-day municipality Mauensee. It existed until 1798. The next five years belonged to the district of Knutwil Sursee, then from 1803 to the newly created Office Sursee.