Sulz, Lucerne

For other places with the same name, see Sulz (disambiguation).
Sulz
Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms
Sulz
Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°17′E / 47.217°N 8.283°E / 47.217; 8.283Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°17′E / 47.217°N 8.283°E / 47.217; 8.283
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Hochdorf
Area
 • Total 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Elevation 661 m (2,169 ft)
Population
 • Total 186
 • Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal code 6284
SFOS number 1042
Surrounded by Beinwil (Freiamt) (AG), Gelfingen, Hämikon, Hitzkirch, Lieli, Müswangen
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Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Sulz is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Retschwil joined Hitzkirch.

Geography

Sulz has an area of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 65.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.4%) is settled.[1]

On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger.[2] A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch.[3] The merged municipality has an area of 24.62 km2 (9.51 sq mi)[4]

Demographics

Sulz has a population (as of 2007) of 186, of which 4.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (99.4%), with the rest speaking French (0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (37%), the SVP (19.5%) and the Green Party (1.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 8.3%. In Sulz about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[1]

Sulz has an unemployment rate of 0.09%. As of 2005, there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector, and there are no businesses in this sector.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19-Aug-2009
  2. ↑ "Die Fusion im Hitzkirchertal kommt nicht zustande – fünf Gemeinden sagen nein – auch Hitzkirch" (Press release) (in German). Kanton Luzern, Staatskanzlei. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities (German) accessed 18 August 2009
  4. ↑ Updated statistics (German) accessed 18 August 2009.
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