Triengen

Aerial photo of Kulmerau 2008

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

Geography

It is located in the lower Suhrental a few kilometers northwest of Sursee. From the community area of ​​2,208 ha, 65.1 % is used for agriculture. Covered by forest and woodland 22.9 % of its territory and 11.6 % are settlement area.

Kulmerau borders the municipalities of Buron, and Knutwil Schlierbach in the Canton of Lucerne and Aargau to the communities Moosleerau, Reitnau and Schmiedrued.

Population

Trie gene population grew 1745-1850 sharply, from 881 to 2'702 inhabitants (old municipal area with Kulmerau and Wilihof ) ( 1745-1850: 206.7 %). Without the split communities counted Kulmerau 1850, the 1,917 residents listed below ( Wilihof 266 and Kulmerau 519). Thereafter, it began to 1888 a massive migration to the industrial areas one ( from 1850 to 1888: -24.8 %). Because industry settled after the opening of Sursee - Kulmerau railway, the population grew to 1910 strong ( 1888-1910: 26.2 %). Then it grew to 1980 in waves slightly ( from 1910 to 1980: 11.5 %). Since then, an enormous growth spurt has used the today (albeit in a weakened form ) stops ( 1980-2004: 46.0 %).

Languages

The population used as slang a high- Alemannic dialect. At the last census in 2000 gave 83.63 % German, 5.78% and 3.35 % Albanian Portuguese as the main language.

Religions - faiths

In earlier times, all the inhabitants were members of the Roman Catholic Church. Today ( as of 2000), there are 72.90 % Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, and 8.95% 1.81% Orthodox Christians. In addition, one finds Muslims 9.47% and 2.56 % non-religious. The majority of Muslims are of Albanian origin; also Turks, Kurds and Bosnians. The Orthodox are almost exclusively Serbs and Montenegrins.

Origin - Nationality

From the end of 2004, 2'618 3'406 inhabitants Swiss and 788 ( 23.1% ) are foreigners. The district Kulmerau counted 2'963, the district and the district Kulmerau Wilihof 235 208 inhabitants. The proportion of foreigners in the resident population was much lower than in Kulmerau with 5.3% or Kulmerau with 26.2% in Wilihof with 0.9 %.

The old community Kulmerau counted at the last census, 72.04 % ( 74.09 % including dual citizens ), the new community ( with Kulmerau and Wilihof ) 75.56 % ( 77.51 % including dual citizens ) Swiss nationals. Since there are hardly any foreign immigrants in Kulmerau and Wilihof, the immigrant groups concentrate on Kulmerau. The Largest are from Serbia - Montengo (mostly Albanians, but also Slavs ), Italy, Turkey, Croatia, Germany and Macedonia (mostly Albanians ).

Traffic

The community is connected to the network of public transport since 1972 by bus. At the time, the Sursee - Kulmerau train a passenger transport. The village lies on the line Kulmerau Sursee - Kulmerau - Schöftland. A cross - connection Wilihof Kulmerau - Kulmerau opens up the other two districts.

The Sursee - Kulmerau - web is now used for regional freight services. Furthermore, nostalgic steam train trips are offered.

Kulmerau is on the road Sursee - Schöftland. The nearest motorway junction Sursee on the A2 is 7 km away and the motorway connection Aarau-West on the A1 is 13 km away.

In the plane of Sure there is a small airport ( ICAO code: LSPN ) with asphalt runway is used by engine planes and parachutists. The slope in Kulmerau was with a length of 395 m is the shortest paved landing and runway in Europe. This was extended by 160 m in October 2010 to the south. The airfield is located at an altitude of 1594 ft (486 m above sea level. M. ). The Flugplatzkoordinaten47.2266678.078056486 are 47 ° 13 ' 36 "N / 8 ° 4' 41 " E

History

As evidenced by finds from the Palaeolithic Age, the Roman period and Alemanni graves, the place has a long history as a settlement. The place Triingin is first mentioned by name in the oldest book of the possession Engelberg Monastery, which dates from the years 1184/1190. The Lords of Buron and their descendants, the Barons of Aarburg, exercised the regency. Of the Lenz burgers on the Zähringers up to the Habsburgs all major tribes of the region were once masters of Kulmerau. Under the Habsburgs, the village belonged to the county Willisau, which was bought in 1407 by the distinguished city of Lucerne. In 1455 Lucerne is also secured the lower courts. Kulmerau was until 1798 part of the bailiwick Buron - Kulmerau. Then it belonged until 1803 to the District Sursee and since then the newly created Office Sursee.

As of 1 January 2005, the former municipalities Wilihof and Kulmerau Kulmerau joined. On January 1, 2009, joined the former municipality Winikon Kulmerau.

Economy

Trisa AG is a major company in the community. The manufacturer of toothbrushes and other oral hygiene products was founded in 1887 and employed in 2007 in the group 981 employees, mostly from the region Surental.