Vitznau

Vitznau with lake

Vitznau is a municipality in the constituency Lucerne Land of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Geography

Vitznau on the shores of Lake Lucerne at a bulge of Weggiserbeckens - while at the southern foot of Mount Rigi. Because of this protected position, this district has an exceptionally mild climate where even wine and palm trees thrive.

The village itself is as a result of coalescence of various hamlet with the village of Vitznau an elongated road village on the shores of the lake. The hamlet rhymes, Zihl, Tschuopis and Altdorf have become village neighborhoods. On the western boundary of the municipality is the village of Wilen, which consists above the hamlets under Wilen lakefront and various groups of houses and farmsteads on a slope and up to 774 m above sea level. M. increases. Between sub Wilen and Vitznau village located Lauisegg, which lies on the banks of Lake Lucerne is also located. Between rhymes and the village lying south of the village flows or mill creek, between the village and the district lying south of Altdorf Altdorf the stream in the Lake Lucerne. Ever The municipality has a number of short rivers which originate below the Rigi and then in a more or less wild career roll towards the lake. North of the village on the hillside hamlets are Husen (546 m above sea level. M. ) and Hasliweid. Accessible by cable car is an existing farmsteads from the area known as Hinterbergen (910 m above sea level. M. to 1,191 m above sea level. M. ). The municipality counts, several other groups of houses and farmsteads.

The southernmost point of the municipality is the Upper Nas, which rises steeply from the Lake Lucerne. The municipal boundary leads thence in a northeasterly direction to the Vitznauerstock / Gersauerstock ( 1,452 m above sea level. M. ). There it turns north, goes on Felmispass ( 1,181 m above sea level. M. ) past and proposes shortly before Rigi -Scheidegg (Canton of Schwyz ) a northwest direction. It leads along a Berggrats over the Dossen ( 1,685 m above sea level; . Highest point of the municipality ), the little Dossen, the wort floor ( 1,670 m asl. ) ( 1'482 m asl. ) and the shield to Rigi - First ( 1'453 m asl. ; in the municipality of Arth in the Canton of Schwyz ) ( 1'548 m asl. ). Subsequently, the municipal boundary to the south is down about 1,000 vertical meters to the west of Lake Lucerne Under Wilen.

The Rigihänge were cleared in the past centuries, partly for agricultural use, but are mostly covered in forest. From the community area of 894 ha ( without Seeanteil ) 56.3 % is forested. About a third - or more precisely 32.2% - are agricultural Nutzgebiet and 7.5 % settlement area.

Vitznau Weggis flanked on the west, to the north by Arth, to the east by Gersau (both in the Canton of Schwyz ) and Lake Lucerne in the canton of Nidwalden in Ennetburgen.

Population

From 1798 to 1930, the population grew slowly but steadily, and has doubled so in 130 years ( from 1798 to 1930: 108.1 %). After a slump in the 1930s was followed by a slow growth until 1960, so that the number of residents practically did not change ( 1930-1960: -1.0%). In the following two decades there has been a large exodus (1960-1980: -13.8 %), but this was offset by an increase in population until the year 2000 ( from 1930 to 2000: -0.2%). Since there is a considerable population growth (2000-2005: 17.7 %). This is due to the opening of an international hotel school, which has many foreign students attracted.

Languages

The population used as an everyday language a highly Alemannic dialect, which thus differs greatly from the city of Lucerne dialect and is more like the language of the neighboring Schwyzer. At the last census in 2000 gave 91.72 % German, 3.08% and 1.15 % Albanian Italian as their main language.

Religions - faiths

Previously, all the inhabitants were members of the Roman Catholic Church. By leaving the church and immigration from other regions in Switzerland and abroad, this has changed. At the last census in 2000, the religious makeup of the population was as follows: There are 74.21 % Roman Catholic and 12.70% Evangelical Protestant Christians. In addition, one finds 6.83% and 2.21 % non-religious Muslims ( of Albanian origin ).

Origin - Nationality

Of the 1268 population of the end of 2009 were 956 Swiss and 312 ( = 24.6 % ) are foreigners. The high proportion of foreigners is due to the influx of foreign workers, who are employed in tourism, people who want to continue their education and people who want to enjoy their twilight years in the mild climate of Vitznau. The largest immigrant groups come from Germany (87 persons, 6.9 %) and Portugal (62 persons, 4.9 %).

Traffic

Since the planned path was realized along Lake Lucerne never Küssnacht to Brunnen, the town by bus and boat (both operated by the shipping company of Lake Lucerne ( SGV ) ) connected to the network of public transport. The ships sail seasonally different and associate with many Heading Hold from Lucerne via Gersau, well, blowing to Flüelen and back. The regular service bus Küssnacht ( train station ) Weggis - Vitznau- Gersau Fountain ( station) is particularly important for the residents at the public transport. The Küssnacht SZ train station is on the railway line Lucerne - Arth Goldau, the fountain station on the Gotthard railway.

Since 1871, the Vitznau- Rigi -Bahn on Mount Rigi. Vitznau is on the road Küssnacht SZ - Vitznau - fountain. The nearest motorway junction is Küssnacht on the A4 and 13 kilometers away.

Vitznau has two cable car stations. A cable car takes you to the southern slopes of the Rigi farming settlement Hinterbergen, a second cable car connects Vitznau to the mountain restaurant Wissifluh. The Wissifluh -Bahn is also seilbahn technical consideration of notable importance.

History

It is possible that from 1913 examined Steigelfadbalm has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age. In historical times, the place Vitznau was first mentioned in 998 as a possession of the monastery Ragaz. 1282 he belonged to the Habsburgs and was purchased in 1380 as part of Weggis from the city of Lucerne. Since Vitznau to 1798 no separate municipality, but a district of Weggis was, she shared his fate and was part of the bailiwick of Weggis. From 1798 to 1803 she was a village in the district of Lucerne and then came to the newly created district of Lucerne. The project discussed merger of Greppen, Weggis and Vitznau, (possibly under the name Rigi municipality ) in 2005 moved indefinitely, since all three municipalities are financially healthy - and so there is no cost pressure for a merger.

Others

1929 bored of German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann for a disease-related recreational holiday in Vitznau. He died, however, still in the same year from a stroke.