Luthern

Village of Luthern church and cup cheese shop

Luthern is a municipality in the constituency Willisau the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It consists of the villages paddock, Flühlen, Luthern (also Luthern Village, Luthere al. ) And Luthern Bad, and individual farms. In Luthern Bad, the same place of pilgrimage is the pilgrimage church of Maria -Heilbronn.

3.1 Middle Ages and modern times
3.2 Current Development

4.1 educational institutions
4.2 Culture and Sport
4.3 traffic
4.4 More

5.1 recreation area
5.2 Customs
5.3 Attractions
5.4 pilgrimage

Geography

The municipality is located southwest of Willisau in Lutherntal. The municipal area is 12.2 km long and up to 5 km wide in north-south direction. She is one of the municipalities of the Canton of Lucerne large area and is located in the rugged hills and mountains north of the well. The eastern boundary goes from the bowl (1406 m ) is always northward, turns north-east of Brügglismatt from west to Warmisbach and carries it along in a southwesterly direction to the cantonal border to the canton of Bern. The cantonal border heads south to Maple ( 1040 m). From there, the boundary, the upper Scheidegg ( 1235 m) to the Höchänzi (1368 m ) along a ridge leads in a south-easterly direction over the gums ( 1166 m), the Chatzerschwand ( 1191 m ). From Höchänzi it goes east over the Änzisattel ( 1196 m) and the Niederänzi ( 1233 m ) back to the cup ( 1408 m). The mountain ranges that form the western and southern boundary of the municipality, are also form the cantonal border with the Canton of Bern.

Luthern borders (also known as Hergiswil Willisau ) Ufhusen and Willisau at the Lucerne Hergiswil communities. The neighboring municipalities Eriswil, Sumiswald and lees are in the canton of Bern.

Demography

Population figures

By 1850, the population ( 1798 to 1850: 15.3 %) grew, the population was due to migration to the industrial zones until 1910 sharply ( from 1850 to 1910: -17.5 %). Between 1930 and 1941 it rose sharply, then remained a decade of stable and declined thereafter until 1990 because of yet another large wave of migration ( 1950-1990: -25.8 %). The year 1990 marked the historic population lows. After a small growth in the 1990s, in turn, began a decline.

Languages

The population used as everyday language, a high- Alemannic dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 98.5 % German, 0.7 % Portuguese and 0.6 % Albanian as the main language.

Religions - faiths

Previously, the entire population was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Even today, the majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholic, but this changed due to immigration from other regions of Switzerland a little. In 2000, Luther was one of 83 % Roman Catholic, 11 % Evangelical Protestant, 0.5% Catholic Christian and 0.86 % non-religious people.

Origin - Nationality

Of the 1433 population of the end of 2006 were 1,392 Swiss and 41 foreigners, which corresponds to a share of 3 %. At the last census, 97 % Swiss nationals (including dual citizens ). The few foreigners come today almost exclusively from Serbia - Montenegro ( Albanians ) and Portugal.

Name

It is interesting that previously migrated many generations from the Entlebuch over the bowl into Lutherntal. So today frequently occurring surnames such as Bieri, like Berger, Portmann, Thalmann and Zemp come from there. Older Luther Taler names are Affentranger Bammert, Bättig, Bernet, Birrer, Burkart, Christians, Dubach, Eggersmann, Serious, Flückiger, Free, Geisseler, Gernet, Grüter, Haefliger, Heller, Hiltbrunner, Hodel, Huber, businessman, Kiener, Klauser, künzler, Meier, Merz, Meyer, Mueller, Rohrhirs, Rösch, Schärli, Schmidiger, Steiner, Stöckli, Tanner, Wart, Wasmer, Weber, changer, Wirz, cedar, List, and Zimmerli Zimmermann. The name Birrer is most often found and developed in the early modern period from the name Bircher.

History

Medieval and modern times

Lutrun is first mentioned in 1275 in a papal register of the settlements in the diocese of Constance. Shortly thereafter, in 1283 it sold the Barons of Affoltern to the Knights of giant mountain. These divested the valley in 1414 to Ueli ( Ulrich) Hugi and Hensli (Hans) Bircher. Because the latter continue its share sold to the city of Lucerne, it became part of the Bailiwick Willisau. From 1798 to 1803 it belonged to the district Willisau, since the District Willisau.

Current Development

Lack of availability of jobs, long distances and a high tax rate are considered the main reasons for the current decline in population. The resolved by the Cantonal Lucerne financial regulation deprives the municipality of the former have little financial leeway. The sprawling, outlying rural communities of the offices Entlebuch and Willisau are considered " losers communities," the new financial order, including Luthern. Today the community is fighting vigorously against the strong migration. In September 2008 in the village of Luthern a future conference within the " pilot project community development on the example of the community Luthern " instead. The project is responsible for the label natürlichLUTHERTAL. The Club Pro Luthertal committed to an appreciation of the valley with various projects. For discussion was also a year-round yurt village. The Foundation Luthern Bad uses to revalue the pilgrimage.

Infrastructure

Educational institutions

The municipality operates a number of school buildings due to the comparatively large catchment area. In paddock an input stage is performed, where kindergarten and the first and the second class of the primary pass smoothly into each other. In Luthern village the school house with grades three to six of the primary and the secondary is I. A few years ago the outdoor school Flühlen was lifted in 2009 had to close its doors, the school of Luthern Bad. The nearest district school ( secondary education ) and vocational school located in Willisau.

Culture and Sport

Luthern has a vibrant voluntary sector for young and old alike, offering everything from music and gymnastics clubs to sports clubs to youth club. With the project " Culture -Bad " was created in 2011 for the former schoolhouse Luthern Bad - a cultural program in the Lucerne hinterland. The first exhibition took place under the name " myth bowl " with pictures of the artist Menel Rachdi.

Traffic

The nodes of public transport are in Hüswil and cell where there is access to the lines S6 and S7 S-Bahn Luzern. The Lutherntal is the postal car price cell - developed Luthern Bad - Hüswil - Ruefswil - paddock - Luthern. Hüswil is on the main road 23 ( Burgdorf - Sumiswald - Huttwil - Sursee - Beromunster - Reinach - Aarau ). The next driveway on the motorway network is approximately 25 km away and is accessible via the main road 23 to Castle Rain and continue on the main road until after Dagmersellen 2a, with access to the A2 motorway.

Bus stop Luthern Village, Wieden

Local entry Luthern Bad

The turnoff to Bodenenzi between Luthern Luthern village and

The municipal area of Luthern is the shooting range Bodenänzi the Swiss Army.

According to media reports, involved the community Luthern for an energy supply without oil.

Tourism

Recreation area

The Luthertal is known as a paradise for mountain bikers, where there is a bike hotel with Velowerkstatt. The signposted bike trails are GPS capable. Luthern Luthern Bad village and are popular starting points for hikes in Lutherntal on the Badegg, the maple and the bowl. The trails are well marked and there are fireplaces developed for picnicking. The Napfgebiet has established itself in recent years as a destination for snowshoeing, since 2010, are two circular walks from Luthern Bad signposted. With the opening of a Nordic fitness trails in the summer of 2010, the Luthertal can come up with a further device for athletes. Next there is a fable trail with a modern barbecue area and an attractive playground with wooden figures life-size.

Customs

During Carnival, the Schleipfgrende hold each the Tanneschleipfete where they are supported by the Guggenmusik Fluehfäger. On August 1, a brunch was held in recent years on the mountain each Archehof Russ.

Attractions

The village of Luthern is considered the finest for miles around. The parish church and surrounding houses with vicarage, tithe barn and church house go back to the construction of the monastery of St. Urban, and were built from 1752 to 1781. The chapel on the Heuberg, called Heubärg - Chäppeli (Heuberg Chapel ) above Luthern village is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and beautifully situated.

Place of pilgrimage

Luthern Bad, Luthern a hamlet four kilometers behind the village at the foot of the cup, is since 1581 a well-known place of pilgrimage, which is popularly known also Einsiedeln of the little man. At the behest of the Mother of God appeared to him in a dream back then washed the gouty Jacob minority in the source shown her behind his house and was instantly healthy according to tradition. 1583 this event was studied by the Lucerne government. In the same year established the Badbrünnlikapelle which the then Bishop of Constance, Markus Sittikus III. inaugurated of Hohenems. The source of grace is even today still visited daily by many pilgrims from all over Switzerland. 1752, a second, larger chapel was built, but no longer exists. In their place, today the village square and the square in front of the restaurant is to be found deer. The new, built after plans by the architect August Boyer from Lucerne and 1950 inaugurated the pilgrimage church Maria -Heilbronn has four bells with mood f - as - b - c2. Pastor is the Kaplan Emil Schumacher.

With the new Luther Fountain, Jacob minority way to the new Cross, the restored aureole of the Virgin in the Badbrünnlikapelle and the redesign of the Dreilindenstrasse square with trees, paved areas and benches of the pilgrimage has gained much of its charm and invites you to linger.

In former times Luthern Bad, the mother monastery of hermits, who were trained here before going into the various hermitages Switzerland. From this former monastery, today only the domed monastery cellar and the " burning house" exists where the hermit once burned their liquor.

Gallery

View from the bowl into Lutherntal

Heubärg - Chäppeli above Luthern

Pilgrimage Church of Maria -Heilbronn in Luthern

Badbrünnlikapelle

Badbrünnli

Personalities

John Barzaeus (* 1592 in Sursee, † 1660 in Schönenwerd ), Neo-Latin poet. He wrote, inter alia, own Marie hymn and an adaptation of Marie Hymn of St. Casimir. From 1630 to 1634 he was pastor in Luther.
Josef Schärli ( * 1920 in Luthern, † 2008 in Stans ), provost of the pin Beromunster and longtime chairman of the National Bureau of the Schoenstatt Movement.
Anton Wermelinger, former chief special service of CID Lucerne, 1962-1965 Guardsman and now honorary member of the Swiss Guard in Rome grew up in Luthern.

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