Lieli

Lieli
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Hochdorf
Population 207 (December 2004)
- Density 56 /km2 (145 /sq mi)
Area  3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation 649 m (2,129 ft)
Postal code 6277
SFOS number 1034
Website Lieli.ch
Profile (German), SFSO statistics
Lieli

Lieli is a village in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of district of Hochdorf merged with Hohenrain on January 1, 2007 to form Hohenrain.[1]

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History

Lieli is first mentioned around 900 as Lielae. In the local Swiss German dialect it was as Nieli as far back as the 17th Century.[2]

Geography

The village became part of the municipality of Hohenrain in 2007.

Demographics

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1678 258
1798 211
1850 244
1900 193
1950 199
1980 142

References

  1. ^ Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities (German) accessed 18 August 2009
  2. ^ a b Lieli in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.