Littau

CH RBU ( Reussbuehl )

Littau was until December 31, 2009, a municipality in the constituency of the City of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The community number was 1060.

According to the decision of the sovereign in the referendum of 17 June 2007, the municipality of Littau merged on 1 January 2010 with the city of Lucerne. The new Lucerne Districts Littau and Reussbuehl retain their postal codes.

Geography

The former municipality is located in the west and northwest of the city of Lucerne. Their eastern border of the Reuss. In addition, there runs a part of the border to Emmen along the Kleine Emme. The Kleine Emme flows in the district Reussbuehl from the left in the river here. In Haldenweid the boundary leaves the Kleine Emme and leads several miles in a northwesterly direction to the source of Buzibachs. From there it turns south-west to the hamlet Sagenhübeli and Rüteli shortly before Hellbühl. Southeast Windwärts going it finally comes to Thor Berg Canal and the Little Emme. The whole area is named Littauer mountain because it is located on an undulating plateau. The western boundary runs along the course of the Renggbachs. From Renggloch them follows in an easterly direction the northern slopes of the Sonnenberg to Gütsch forest. From Gütsch forest she goes back to Reuss.

In the area between Little Emme, Reuss and Sonnenberg are the main settlements. Because insist on the Littauerboden the settlements of farmsteads and houses groups.

Officially, there are three localities:

• Littau
• Reussbuehl
• Reussthal

An der Reuss is the Quartier Reuss valley, which is west bounded by the wooded Zimmeregg. To the west, on the road from Lucerne to Malters, is Rönnimoos. This has grown together with the subsequent Littau village. Both are slightly increased.

North of the village lies in the valley below the Littauerboden. This area between Little Emme, Reuss and Zimmeregg divided into different quarters. The largest of these is Reussbuehl. To the north, across from Emmenbaum ( municipality of Emmen ) is Rothen. At one loop, the Kleine Emme is the Red Forest. Directly below Littau village emerged in recent decades some new quarters. First, the station, now increasingly in Littauerboden west of Reussbuehl. At the Kleine Emme is a large industrial zone.

Apart from a few small patches of forest in the Littauer mountain only Zimmeregg are covered ( with the Zimmereggwald ), the northern slopes of the Sonnenberg and the Red forest by forest.

From the former municipality area of ​​1328 ha a quarter ( 24.8%) is settlement area. 21.1% is covered by forest and trees. And 52.3 % of the municipal area is used for agriculture.

Littau bordered on Emmen, Kriens, the city of Lucerne, Malters and New Church.

Population

Demographics

Between 1798 and 1850 the number of inhabitants (: 96.7 % from 1798 to 1850 ) doubled. Until the merger with the city of Lucerne, there was a steady population growth. Between 1850 and 1900 it was 181.5 %, as was Littau destination of the migrant rural population. At that time ( municipality of Emmen ) originated in Littauerboden in Rothen and in the neighboring Emmenweid large industrial enterprises, the required many workers. The increase in population also held in the first half of the 20th century in an attenuated form ( from 1900 to 1950: 52.6 %). Within the next twenty years Littau was from the village to the city (1950-1970: 139.1 %). Since 1980, the population growth has adopted more moderate forms ( from 1980 to 2000: 6.2 %) and stagnant since 2000 for the first time in 200 years.

Languages

The population used in everyday highly Alemannic dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 75.64 % German, 6.23% Italian, and 5.96% Serbo-Croatian as the main language.

Religions, denominations

Previously, the entire population was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. By leaving the church and immigration from other regions in Switzerland and abroad, this has changed. Today ( as of 2000) provides for the religious situation like this. There are 63.75 % Roman Catholic, 10.31% Protestant Reformed and 5.85 % Orthodox Christians. One is recommended 7.97 % Muslim, 5.43% and 1.42 % non-religious followers of other non-Christian faiths.

The Muslims are indeed in the majority of Albanians from Kosovo and Macedonia as well as Bosniaks; but this also attracts many Turks, Kurds, Arabs and Somalis. The Orthodox are mostly Serbs and Montenegrins. Some Macedonians and Greeks join them. The followers of other non-Christian faiths are large majority of Hindus of Tamil origin. In addition, there are among them some Budhhisten Vietnamese and Chinese origin.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2004, 16'020 10'291 Swiss population and 5'729 were ( = 35.8 % ) are foreigners. The municipality had at the time of the merger with the city of Lucerne Lucerne the highest proportion of foreigners of all communities. In the districts Reussthal and Fluhmühle is a majority of the residents of foreign origin. In Reussbuehl, Littau village and in the neighborhoods in Littauerboden the proportion of foreigners, but is far below the average of the community. This " two Littaus " leads to certain political tensions within the local, that is noticeable in elections. At the last census in 59.91 % were (including dual citizens 65.63 % ) Swiss nationals. The distribution of the main nationalities can be found in the adjacent table.

Traffic

Littau is located on the railway line Luzern-Bern and has a railway station. Public transport opens up the community but more by the trolleybus Lucerne and various bus routes. Reussthal and Reussbuehl are on the trolley bus line 2 (Luzern Emmen railway station - bridge Sprengi ) of the transport companies Luzern (VBL ). Rönnimoos and Littau village are accessible by bus line 12 (Luzern Bahnhof- Littau Gasshof ). The Littauerboden is by the bus line 13 ( Emmen bridge Seetalplatz - Littau Village Littau train station), the bus line E5 ( local bus Emmen / Emmen bridge ( Emmebrücke Chörbli - Emmen Center Littau train station) ), and the S-Bahn line 6 ( Luzern- Langenthal ) connected to the network of public transport.

Part of the former municipality ( village Littau, and others) is on the road Luzern- Malters - Wolhusen. The districts in the Reuss valley located on the road from Luzern Emmen - bridge. The next motorway Emmen Süd and Luzern - center are only a few kilometers away.

History

Littau was one of the thing courtyards of the Benedictine monastery in the yard in Lucerne, but it is mentioned in history under the name Litowo for the first time in 1178 in a deed of endowment Leutpriesterpfründe of Lucerne. The monastery Murbach in Alsace practiced for centuries of the rule. In 1291 the Habsburgs acquired the community. On their behalf, the Lords of Littau exercised dominion. After the Lucerne and Berne 1415 the Habsburgs had wrested from the Aargau, the last vestige of influence disappeared by the Habsburgs. In the following decades Littau was in the hands of various aristocratic families from Lucerne and was taken over in 1481 by the city of Lucerne. Littau was a very rebellious owned and participated in both the so-called onion War in 1513 as well as the Peasants' War 1653rd Until 1798 Littau formed, along with the neighboring village of Lucerne Malters a bailiwick. Since 1803 it belongs to the district of Lucerne. In Rothen the foundation was laid in 1843 at a special covenant. In the years 1844 and 1845 were held hostilities in the context of volunteer corps trains on Littauerboden. 1847 Federal troops were quartered, to stop the special covenant.

On 17 June 2007, the population of Littau has decided in a referendum to merge their community with the city of Lucerne. January 1, 2010 Littau went on in the city of Lucerne and ceased to exist as an independent municipality. However, continue to exist, the district and field names remain and also the municipal coat of arms may be used locally, this more without official function. However, the postal towns Littau 6014 and 6015 Reussbuehl have disappeared and respectively by 6014 Lucerne. 6015 Lucerne been replaced.

Folk tale

A rich family name Marün gave the community a wooden bell for the church, which was rebuilt. When they wanted to " beat " them for the first time, there was logically no sound. The people of the community took to the streets to the church and called " Lüt au ", " Lüt co». And so the name of the village Littau should be developed.

Structures

The built in late 1990 in Littau pole number 301 ⊙ 47.0592518.253841 the overhead line Innertkirchen - Littau - Mettlenstrasse is the highest spun concrete pole in the world. It is 59.5 meters high and weighs 307 tons. The mast as a portal performed with three cross beams mast is a tension tower, which is designed for the addition of two 380 kV and a 110 kV circuits.

Personalities

• Dominik Riedo (* 1974), writer