Gelfingen ( German: Gelfingen ) is a former commune in Switzerland , in the canton of Lucerne . It was part of the district of Hochdorf . The population was 764 people ( 2007 ). The official code is 1027 . On January 1, 2009, together with the communes Rechville , Hemikon , Mozen , Muswangen and Sulz, it became part of Hitzkirch .
| Former commune | |||
| Gelfingen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelfingen | |||
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| A country |  Switzerland | ||
| Canton (Switzerland) | Lucerne (canton) | ||
| District | Hochdorf (management) | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Square | 3.86 km² | ||
| Center height | 472 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 774 people ( 2006 ) | ||
| Official language | Deutsch | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +41 41 | ||
| Postcode | 6284 | ||
| Car code | Lu | ||
| Official code | 1027 | ||
| gelfingen.ch (German) | |||
Gelfingen was first mentioned in 1045 as Gelvingun [1] .
In the 2007 elections, the Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland received the largest number of votes (35.5%), 23.3% voted for the Swiss People’s Party , and 22.7% voted for the Free Democratic Party.
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Geographical position
Gelfingen's area was 3.9 km². 64.9% of the area was agricultural land, 25.2% - forests, 9.6% of the territory inhabited [2] . The municipality is located next to Heidegg Castle on Lake Boldegg. On May 21, 2006, an unsuccessful attempt was made to unify Hitskirch with the next ten communes, in a vote of 5 out of 11 voted against the merger [3] . Later, there was a proposal to merge only seven communes (Gelfingen, Hemikon, Mozen , Muswangen , Rechville, Hitzkirch and Sulz ), which was adopted [4] . The united commune had an area of 24.62 km² [5] .
Population
In 2007, the population of Gelfingen was 764 people. 94.1% of the inhabitants speak German, 1.4% speak English, 1.0% speak Portuguese. In 2000, 35.4% of the population were under the age of 19, 56.3% - from 20 to 64 years old, over 64 years old there were 8.3% of the population. In 2005, in Gelfingen, the unemployment rate was 1.21% [2] .
| 1678 | 1798 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 307 | 497 | 443 | 469 | 709 | 764 |
Notes
- ↑ Gelfingen - an article from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (German) (Fr.) (Italian)
- ↑ 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived on September 4, 2011. accessed 18-Aug-2009
- ↑ Kanton Luzern, Staatskanzlei (21 May 2006). Die Fusion im Hitzkirchertal kommt nicht zustande - fünf Gemeinden sagen nein - auch Hitzkirch (in German). Press release . Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved on August 18, 2009 .
- ↑ Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities Archived July 6, 2011. (German) accessed 18 August 2009
- ↑ Updated statistics (inaccessible link) (German) accessed 18 August 2009.