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| Population | 383 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 132 /km2 (342 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6286 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1022 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aesch, Ermensee, Hämikon, Hitzkirch, Mosen | |||||||||
| Website | www.altwis.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Altwis
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Altwis is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
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Altwis is first mentioned in 1113 as Altwise.[3]
Altwis has an area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.2%) is settled.[4] In the 1997 land survey[update], 28.97% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.97% is used for farming or pastures, while 14.83% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.14% is covered with buildings, 0.69% is industrial, 0.34% is classed as special developments, and 2.07% is transportation infrastructure.
The municipality is located on the western foot of the Lindenberg mountain between Lake Hallwil and Lake Baldegg. It consists of the village of Altwis.
Altwis has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 383.[1] As of 2007[update], 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 8.2%) and Spanish being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 29.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.9%), the SVP (28.7%) and the Green Party (7%).
The age distribution in Altwis is; 101 people or 27.3% of the population is 0–19 years old. 104 people or 28.1% are 20–39 years old, and 135 people or 36.5% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 18 people or 4.9% are 65–79 years old, 8 or 2.2% are 80–89 years old and 4 people or 1.1% of the population are 90+ years old.[5]
In Altwis about 73.3% 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[update] there are 132 households, of which 41 households (or about 31.1%) contain only a single individual. 22 or about 16.7% are large households, with at least five members.[5] As of 2000[update] there were 93 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 61 were built only as housing, and 32 were mixed use buildings. There were 51 single family homes, 8 double family homes, and 2 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (41) or three (14) story structures. There were only 4 single story buildings and 2 four or more story buildings.[5]
Altwis has an unemployment rate of 0.79%. As of 2005[update], there were 56 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 72 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.[4] As of 2000[update] 58.5% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 40.6% of the workforce.
In the 2000 census[update] the religious membership of Altwis was; 266 (75.1%) were Roman Catholic, and 23 (6.5%) were Protestant, with an additional 1 (0.28%) who was of some other Christian faith. There are 33 individuals (9.32% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 16 (4.52%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 15 (4.24%) who did not answer the question.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1680 | 214 |
| 1798 | 330 |
| 1850 | 372 |
| 1870 | 422 |
| 1900 | 349 |
| 1920 | 297 |
| 1950 | 350 |
| 1970 | 295 |
| 2000 | 354 |
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