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54-686: The Kleine Emme is a river of the canton of Lucerne , Switzerland , a left tributary of the Reuss extending for 58 km, draining a basin of 477 km². It is not to be confused with the Emme of the canton of Bern . The Kleine Emme rises as the Waldemme in the southwestern corner of the canton of Obwalden , in the Brienzer Rothorn massif at the Emmensprung , flowing north-west along

108-875: A Swiss heritage site of national significance . A number of other settlements have since been found, mainly on sandy, dry elevations in the immediate vicinity of water. The settlements of Egolzwil 3 in Wauwilermoos in Egolzwil , Seematte at Hitzkirch and Halbinsel in Sursee are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The Wauwilermoos houses had wooden or bark floors and hearths of clay. The villages had ceramic vessels and wood, bone, antler, stone and flint tools as well as textiles. Copper ax blades and knives provide

162-652: A number of times during the Neolithic and Bronze Age . At Zellmoos in the Halbinsel site, the bottom layer is from the Cortaillod culture while there are several Late Bronze Age layers above it. There are three Late Bronze Age layers at Gammainseli. The Zellmoos sites were discovered in 1806 and excavated in 1902, 1941, 1991 and 2005. The Bronze Age sites featured several houses with clay floors. A number of ceramic, bronze, bone, stone and flint items were found in

216-461: A river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne ( German : Kanton Luzern [ˈkantɔn luˈtsɛrn] ; Romansh : Chantun Lucerna ; French : Canton de Lucerne ; Italian : Canton Lucerna ) is a canton of Switzerland . It is located in the country's central, German-speaking part. The population of

270-587: A ship or raft berth. Imports from various regions of the Roman Empire (southern Spain, southern Italy, Lipari, southern and eastern Gaul and the Germanic areas) provide evidence of extensive trade relations. Sursee was likely a freight hub for trade with the entire Alpine region. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, the canton of Lucerne was settled by the Alamanni , who generally settled away from

324-589: A single individual. 267 or about 8.1% are large households, with at least five members. As of 2000 there were 1,063 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 788 were built only as housing, and 275 were mixed use buildings. There were 418 single family homes, 120 double family homes, and 250 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (317) or three (288) story structures. There were only 33 single story buildings and 150 four or more story buildings. Sursee has an unemployment rate of 2.37%. As of 2005 , there were 104 people employed in

378-485: A six or more room apartment cost an average of 2032.38 CHF (US$ 1630, £910, €1300). The average apartment price in Lucerne was 103.1% of the national average of 1116 CHF. The vacancy rate for the canton, in 2010 , was 0.77%. The largest population centres are Lucerne , Emmen and Kriens . The historical population is given in the following chart: Much of the land in the canton is used for agriculture. Agriculture

432-437: Is 1,014 people or 11.7% are 65–79 years old, 304 or 3.5% are 80–89 years old and 43 people or 0.5% of the population are 90+ years old. In Sursee about 68.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). As of 2000 there are 3,288 households, of which 1,135 households (or about 34.5%) contain only

486-521: Is covered with buildings, 9.23% is industrial, 0.51% is classed as special developments, 3.76% is parks or greenbelts and 15.21% is transportation infrastructure. Sursee has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 10,361. As of 2007 , 16.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (86.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.8%). In

540-434: Is divided into six districts ( Wahlkreise ): Entlebuch , Hochdorf , Luzern-Land , Luzern-Stadt , Sursee , Willisau . Before 2007, the districts were called Ämter . There were five districts until 2013, when Luzern District was divided into Luzern-Land and Luzern-Stadt , the latter corresponding to the city of Lucerne proper (including Littau , incorporated into Lucerne in 2010). There are 83 municipalities in

594-424: Is the most significant source of income, but industry is also developed. The most important agricultural products are crops , fruit and cattle breeding. Industry concentrates on textiles, machinery , paper, wood, tobacco and metallurgical goods. Tourism is of great importance. The canton of Lucerne is a gateway to holiday resorts in the nearby Alps, and much of the transit traffic between Germany and Italy crosses

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648-551: Is traditionally the largest party, having won 38 seats in the Cantonal Council as of the 2015 elections, and having two out of five members in the Government Council as of 2016 . Lucerne has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 416,347. As of 2013 , 18.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals, of which 15.5% are from Europe , 1.4% from Asia , 0.7% from Africa , and 0.5% from America . Over

702-416: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 46.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey , 21.88% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 28.72% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.05% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 17.95%

756-608: The Eidgenossen or Swiss Confederation , and the first town to join the rural forest cantons. The Battle of Sempach (1386) near Sempach (which while allied wouldn't become part of the canton for 8 more years) drove the Habsburgs out of the region and strengthened the Confederation. That victory led also to the gradual acquisition of territory ruled by and from the town. Amstalden, a wealthy innkeeper Schüpfheim in

810-503: The Christian Catholic Church , and there were 7,564 individuals (or 2.16% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 399 individuals (or 0.11% of the population) who were Jewish, and 13,227 (or 3.77% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 875 individuals who were Buddhist , 1,715 individuals who were Hindu and 293 individuals who belonged to another church. 20,681 (or 5.90% of

864-450: The Dukes of Austria in 1299. Sursee was conquered by Lucerne in 1415, and managed to retain its city rights under the new lordship. In the later 19th century, the furnace-factory Ofenfabrik Sursee grew to be the largest employer. By 1950, Sursee was affected by uncontrolled growth and today faces the problems of many agglomeration cities. But during the 1990s, authorities tried to guide

918-627: The Hallstatt period (800–480 BC) mainly graves have been discovered. Very little is known about the La Tène period (480–30 BC) in Lucerne. Some iron tools, gold coins, ceramic vessels and a glass bangle as well as a burial ground with at least four graves have been found. During the Roman era , the canton was once again thickly settled. A number of farms were built in the north–south running valleys ( Wigger , Suhre , Wyna and See valleys). During

972-667: The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences which also has campuses in Lucerne and Horw . Sursee The shores of Lake Sempach have been inhabited since the Neolithic. Sursee municipality is home to the Halbinsel prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlement that is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site . Halbinsel was settled

1026-968: The Mariental , past Sörenberg . Turning north, it enters the Entlebuch region , where it is joined by the Weissemme near Schüpfheim and by the Entlen at Entlebuch . After receiving the Fontannen , it turns to the east at Wolhusen where it is joined by the Wigger and later by the Rümlig . From here, it flows parallel to the Pilatus chain, past Malters , joining the Reuss at Emmen , 2 km downstream of Lake Lucerne . This article related to

1080-522: The Middle Paleolithic or about 30,000 BC. Other animal bones including mammoth, reindeer and giant deer from the local glacial maximum have also been found in the canton. Around 17,000 BC the glaciers disappeared from the Swiss plateau and recolonization is likely at that time. The first Paleolithic and Mesolithic settlement discovered in the canton is in the Wauwilermoos, which is now

1134-648: The Restoration (from 1815 to 1848) it was one of the three ruling cantons. The patrician government was swept away by the cantonal constitution of 1831. But in 1841 the Conservatives regained power. They quickly recalled the Jesuits , who had been expelled by earlier radical governments, to head the cantonal school system. The riots that followed brought about the Sonderbund War (1847) in which

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1188-582: The early modern age , the town government fell into the hands of an aristocratic oligarchy , whose power, though shaken by the Swiss peasant war of 1653 in the Entlebuch, lasted until 1798. Under the French -supported Helvetic republic (1798–1803) Lucerne was the seat of the central government. When the republic collapsed, under the Act of Mediation (1803) it was one of the six " Directorial " cantons and during

1242-417: The primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 1990 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 110 businesses in this sector. 7404 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 534 businesses in this sector. As of 2000 55.5% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 46.4% of the workforce. In

1296-618: The 1st century AD, the farms provided food for the Legion camp in Vindonissa and for the larger settlements located in the Swiss plateau. Towards the end of the 1st century there was a vicus at Sursee . The remains of houses show that there were a number of small shops and manufacturing buildings in the town. The west bank of the Suhre was fortified with a stone slip and may have served as

1350-511: The 2000 census the religious membership of Sursee was; 6,004 (74.5%) were Roman Catholic, and 791 (9.8%) were Protestant, with an additional 269 (3.34%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 2 individuals (0.02% of the population) who are Jewish. There are 381 individuals (4.73% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 89 (1.1%) individuals who belong to another religion (not listed), 299 (3.71%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 224 (2.78%) who did not answer

1404-658: The 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23.9%), the SVP (19.7%) and the SPS (12.4%). The age distribution in Sursee is; 1,753 people or 20.2% of the population is 0–19 years old. 2,712 people or 31.2% are 20–39 years old, and 2,862 people or 32.9% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution

1458-472: The Conservatives were defeated, the decisive battle taking place at Gisikon, not far from Lucerne. The canton of Lucerne is part of Central Switzerland . The lands of the canton lie on the northern foothills of the Swiss Alps ( Urner Alps ). The highest elevation of the canton of Lucerne is at the Brienzer Rothorn at 2,350 m (7,710 ft). It borders the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden to

1512-510: The Entlebuch valley of the canton of Lucerne, was the leader of a planned rebellion of the valley against the city of Lucerne. In a plot to limit the power of the city, officials from the neighbouring canton of Obwalden had promised their support. The conspiracy was detected before they could stage the planned coup. On 24 August 1478, Amstalden was arrested, tortured and interrogated, and finally beheaded in November 1478. The incident furthered

1566-485: The Roman settlements. Some exceptions include a Roman manor at Büron and the Roman town of Sursee. An Alamannic grave field was found at Aesch with 61 graves with wooden coffins from before the 7th century before. In the women's graves there were necklaces with glass and amber beads, while swords were found in the men's graves. Belt buckles and small iron knives were found in the graves of both sexes. A few items from

1620-535: The canton (As of 2016 ). The Constitution of Lucerne of 2007 entered into force on 1 January 2008, replacing the 1875 constitution. With the new constitution, the legislative body Grosser Rat (Grand Council) was renamed to Kantonsrat (Cantonal Council). It is composed of 120 members elected by proportional representation. The executive body is the Regierungsrat (Government Council), composed of 5 members. The Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)

1674-477: The canton (as of 31 December 2020) is 416,347. As of 2007 , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is the city of Lucerne . The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne , either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase. The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg , Kriens , Horw , Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405),

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1728-505: The canton was quite settled. There were a number of settlements on the shores of Lake Sempach and Lake Baldegg along with hilltop settlements, graves and scattered items throughout the area. At Hochdorf-Baldegg a fenced village from the early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BC) was uncovered. The single-story houses all had clay or stone hearths. During the Middle Bronze Age (1550–1350 BC) most of the villages were not located directly on

1782-399: The canton. There were 159,152 married individuals, 18,853 widows or widowers and 14,154 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000 , there were 13,430 private households in the canton, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 47,012 households that consist of only one person and 12,952 households with five or more people. As of 2009 , the construction rate of new housing units

1836-699: The distrust amongst rural and urban cantons in the Old Swiss Confederacy and was one of the reasons for the conclusion of the Stanser Verkommnis (Treaty of Stans ) in 1481, an important coalition treaty of the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy During the Reformation Lucerne remained attached to Roman Catholicism. The papal nuncio resided here from 1601 to 1873. In the 16th century, during

1890-408: The excavation. The Gammainseli site has been known since the 19th century, and was explored by divers in 2005, who found Late Bronze Age potsherds , animal bones and a few bronze items. Some neolithic flints were also found, but no trace of a settlement has been discovered. In the Roman era, there was a vicus just to the west of the town. In the 8th century, a wooden church was built around which

1944-534: The first evidence of metal use in Switzerland. Imported mollusks show that there were trade connections to the Mediterranean. The bones at Egolzwil 3 are over two thirds from domestic animals with the remainder from wild animals. The main domesticated animals were sheep, goats and pigs with only a few domestic cattle. The animals hunted included deer, roe deer, wild boar and elk. During the Bronze Age

1998-463: The growing power of the Habsburgs in the area the ties that bound Lucerne to Murbach weakened. In 1291 the Habsburgs finally purchased Lucerne from Murbach. The purchase of Lucerne by the Habsburgs drove the three forest cantons ( Uri , Schwyz and Unterwalden ) to form an Eternal Alliance , an act that is considered to be the foundation of Switzerland. In 1332 Lucerne became the fourth member of

2052-509: The growth in a more controlled, higher quality direction. In 2003, the Wakker Prize was awarded to Sursee for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. Sursee was awarded the prize for their efforts to control and direct the formerly uncontrolled expansion while avoiding turning the historic old city into a museum or an empty show piece. Sursee has an area of 5.9 km (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 30.7%

2106-399: The lake shores. The Late Bronze Age settlement at Sursee-Zellmoos on Lake Sempach featured houses arranged in rows with mortared stone. The walls were timber lined with clay. Another Late Bronze Age settlement near the village of Schötz was densely populated between 1350 and 800 BC. While numerous individual Iron Age items have been found, almost no settlements have been discovered. From

2160-422: The last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of −0.4%. Migration accounted for −1.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.3%. Most of the population (as of 2010 ) speaks German (91%) as their first language, while Serbo-Croatian , Italian , Albanian and English are the second most common languages (3%), followed by Portuguese and French with 2% each, and Spanish with 1%. Of

2214-571: The municipalities of Greppen , Weggis and Vitznau on the western and south-western slopes of Mount Rigi . The area of the canton is 1,493 km (576 sq mi). 817.7 km (315.7 sq mi), about 55% of the total land area, is used for agriculture. An additional 449.0 km (173.4 sq mi) (about 30%) of the canton is wooded. The remainder of the canton is either developed, 125.3 km (48.4 sq mi) (8.4%), or unproductive (lakes, rivers or mountains), 101.5 km (39.2 sq mi) (6.8%). The Canton

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2268-535: The population in the canton, 115,233 or about 32.9% were born in Lucerne and lived there in 2000. There were 101,980 or 29.1% who were born in the same canton, while 66,486 or 19.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 55,314 or 15.8% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%. As of 2000 , there were 158,345 people who were single and never married in

2322-574: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 13,007 individuals (or 3.71% of the population) did not answer the question. In Luzern about 127,331 or (36.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 42,391 or (12.1%) have completed additional higher education (either universities or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 42,391 who completed tertiary schooling, 65.0% were Swiss men, 23.6% were Swiss women, 7.0% were non-Swiss men and 4.4% were non-Swiss women. Institutions of higher education include

2376-406: The region. As of  2010 , Luzern had an unemployment rate of 1.4%. As of 2008 , there were 1,764 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 703 businesses involved in this sector. 5,388 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 324 businesses in this sector. 9,431 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 1,113 businesses in this sector. In 2008

2430-476: The right bank of the Reuss by Murbach Abbey in Alsace, of which it long remained a "cell". It is first mentioned in a charter of 840 under the name of Luciaria , which is probably derived from the patron saint of the monastery, St Leodegar . The name Lucerrun is first mentioned in 1252. At some point, a small village grew up around the monastery. The first signs of a municipal constitution appear in 1252. With

2484-473: The so-called "Habsburger region" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne (1406), Willisau (1407), Sursee and Beromünster (1415), Malters (1477) and Littau (1481), while in 1803, in exchange for Hitzkirch , Merenschwand (held since 1397) was given up. The oldest traces of humans in the Lucerne area are stone artifacts and cave bear bones found in the Steigelfadbalm cave on Mt. Rigi from

2538-411: The south, Schwyz and Zug to the east, Aargau to the north, and Bern to the west. Its territory corresponds to the subject territories acquired by the city of Lucerne during the 14th and 15th centuries, including: Lucerne proper at the outflow of the Reuss river from Lake Lucerne ; the stretch of the Reuss river between Lucerne and Honau , along Rooterberg hill (connecting to Lake Zug with

2592-437: The southern Alpine region, southern Germany and Burgundy indicate that trade continued. Two early medieval stone grave vaults, both of which were used for multiple burials, were found in the church of Altishofen . In the treasury of Beromünster Abbey there is a 7th-century ornate reliquary of gilded copper plates, which probably came from northern Italy. Lucerne grew up around a Benedictine monastery, founded about 750 on

2646-540: The territory of Meierskappel municipality); the Kleine Emme basin (including its tributaries Entle and Rümlig ); the tributaries of the Aare between Napf and Lindenberg , including (west to east) Wigger , Suhre ( Lake Sempach ), Wyna , Aabach ( Lake Hallwil , Lake Baldegg ); two territories connected only by water, across Lake Lucerne: the northern slope of Bürgenstock (part of Lucerne municipality), and

2700-464: The tertiary sector was 102,334. In the tertiary sector; 25,105 or 24.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 8,182 or 8.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 8,146 or 8.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3,835 or 3.7% were in the information industry, 7,000 or 6.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 10,979 or 10.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 8,111 or 7.9% were in education and 15,924 or 15.6% were in health care. Of

2754-426: The total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 160,133. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 9,608, of which 9,462 were in agriculture, 119 were in forestry or lumber production and 27 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 48,191 of which 31,698 or (65.8%) were in manufacturing, 142 or (0.3%) were in mining and 14,990 (31.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

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2808-424: The village gradually developed. The wooden church was replaced by stonework in c. 800, again rebuilt in c. 1000. An Alamannic cemetery and the remains of another early medieval church were excavated to the north-east of the town. The first mention as Surse dates to 1036, as Ulrich I of Lenzburg gave the village to Beromünster abbey. The village grew into a small town in the 13th century, granted city rights by

2862-484: The working population, 12.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 48.5% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 248,545 or 70.9% were Roman Catholic, while 39,426 or 11.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 7,801 members of an Orthodox church (or 2.23% of the population), there were 471 individuals (or 0.13% of the population) who belonged to

2916-426: Was 4.7 new units per 1000 residents. As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Lucerne city was 1150.31 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 920, £520, €740 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 646.07 CHF (US$ 520, £290, €410), a two-room apartment was about 879.64 CHF (US$ 700, £400, €560), a three-room apartment was about 1033.60 CHF (US$ 830, £470, €660) and

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