Romoos

Village of Romoos

Romoos is a municipality in the constituency Entlebuch the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Geography

The limits of Romoos run almost exclusively along natural boundaries. The Big Fontannen forms the eastern and southern border. Just before the border with the Canton of Bern in Unterfreinberg Moss bends from the north and meets the homestead Hängelenfluh on the border with the Canton of Bern. Along a ridge then runs in a northerly direction to the stallion ( 1,372 m above sea level. M. ). North of the Hengst stems from the noise stream. Its identification runs along the municipal border with Hergiswil Willisau. After a few kilometers of the noise stream from the left leads into the Small Fontannen, which springs east of Hengst. The Small Fontannen then forms up to their association with the Great Fontannen to Fontannen the border of the communities Menznau and Wolhusen.

The entire community is located in the foothills of the Alps, in the eastern part of the Napfbergland and is very hilly - sometimes even mountainous, and often heavily wooded. The hills between the individual streams are cleared in part.

Romoos village lies at an altitude between the Great Fontannen the east and the Altmühlebach the west and north. In the Altmühlebach joins from the left of the computing Lochbach one. Shortly after the unification of these then flows from the left in the Big Fontannen. Just east of the Bern border originates Goldbach, the first eastward and then southward flows and opens into the Seeblibach. This arises - but much further south than the Goldbach - also close to the border with the Canton of Bern. It flows initially in an easterly, then in a south-easterly direction and flows from the left in the Big Fontannen one.

Besides Romoos village there is in the municipal area numerous farmsteads and houses groups. However, only a single bigger settlement: Bramboden. This is at 1'054 m above sea level. M. 4.8 km southwest of the village.

From the community area of ​​37 km ² 61.8 % is covered by forest. Only 34.8 % is used for agriculture. But it is partly to poor soil, the yield is much lower than in the lowlands. Bloss 2.2 % of its territory is overbuilt ( settlements, roads).

Romoos bordered to the west by the municipality in the canton of Bern Trub. All other municipalities are located in the canton of Lucerne. These are: Hergiswil the northwest, Menznau in the north, Wolhusen in the northeast, Doppleschwand in the east, Entlebuch ( exclave Dieplischwand ) and Hasle in the south east, the south and Schüpfheim Escholzmatt - Marbach in the southwest.

Population

The number of inhabitants rose strongly 1780-1837 to ( from 1780 to 1837: 41.9 %). This was due to the high rate of natural increase. After a period of stagnation until 1850 continued in the second half of the 19th century, large-scale emigration to the industrial centers and for America ( 1850 to 1900: -26.7 %). After a small recovery in the 1900s was followed by a huge exodus to the year 1990 ( from 1910 to 1990: -41.8 %). 1990 was the year with the historically lowest population - 55.6 % fewer inhabitants than the peak in 1850 Since then, the population grows very slightly ( from 1990 to 2004: 2.9 %)..

Languages

The population used as everyday language, a high- Alemannic dialect. The Entlebucher dialect is heavily influenced by neighboring Emmental and differs significantly from the town of Lucerne dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 98.50% German, 0.68 % and 0.41 % Albanian Portuguese as the main language.

Religions - faiths

Previously, all the inhabitants were members of the Roman Catholic Church. Even today, the population is much devout than in the urbanized regions of Switzerland. Today ( as of 2000) provides for the religious composition of the population as follows. There are 91.39 % and 4.51% Roman Catholic Evangelical Protestant Christians. In addition, one finds 0.68 % Muslim and 0.41 % non-religious. The Muslims are of Albanian origin.

Origin - Nationality

Of the 744 residents in late 2006 were 737 Swiss and 7 ( = 0.9%) foreigners. At the last census was 98.22 % ( 98.50% including dual citizens ) Swiss nationals. The few foreigners are Albanians from Kosovo and Portuguese.

Traffic

Romoos village has no road axis. Until the 19th century there was no network of roads down into the valley of the Kleine Emme ( Entlebuch ). Romoos is now accessible via the mail car line Wolhusen Doppleschwand - Romoos - wood paths through the public transport - the district Bramboden by the postal bus Hasle- Bramboden.

When closed in 1999 Doppleschwand stop - Romoos on the railway line Luzern- Bern the road towards Doppleschwand and Romoos branches off from the road Wolhusen Langnau BE. The stop was so many miles away from the village, that they hardly had significance for the residents of Romoos. The nearest motorway is 30 km away on the A2.

History

Romoos is mentioned under the name Rormoos in 1184 in a deed of the Barons of Wolhusen first time. Later it belonged nominally to the Habsburgs. Even before the battle of Sempach, the Entlebucher the emerging city of Lucerne joined. The rule was often negative because of the stubborn reluctance of the Entlebucher against foreign masters when it comes to the ladies and gentlemen in the city. A first uprising against the Entlebucher Lucerne took place in 1434. And the Peasants' War in 1653, the Entlebucher were very active there. Romoos belonged from 1798 to 1803 in the Helvetic Republic to the district Schüpfheim and since then the newly created Office Entlebuch.

Tourism

Tourist Romoos be directed through a cooperative as Zyberliland Romoos (the name is derived from a legend for Zibarte ) especially at a young audience, in particular the families and school groups.

Culture

The documentary The Children of the cup ( 2011) by Alice Schmid shows from the perspective of the children of Romoos, their wide routes to school in part by cable car Schwändi - Oberlänggrat, their games and their help on the farms.

Personalities

  • Ruedi like Berger, ( born 1950 ), National
  • Dominik Riedo, (* 1974), writer
  • Alice Schmid (* 1951), writer, filmmaker
  • Pius Schwarzentruber (born 1965 ), cyclist
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