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| Population | 8,941 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 1,475 /km2 (3,821 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6210 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1103 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Geuensee, Knutwil, Mauensee, Oberkirch, Schenkon | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Highland (United States), Martigny (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | www.sursee.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Map of Sursee
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Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure (or Suhre) river enters the lake ("See"), hence the name "Sursee".
In 2003, the Wakker Prize was awarded to Sursee.
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Sursee has an area of 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 30.7% 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).[3] In the 1997 land survey[update], 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% 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.[4]
The Wakker Prize is awarded yearly to a municipality or other organization 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. The prize description notes that in 1950 Sursee was the site of uncontrolled growth and today faces the problems of many agglomeration cities. However, in the last 10 to 15 years they have tried to guide the growth in a more controlled, higher quality direction. It also notes that they have avoided turning the historic old city into a museum or an empty show piece.[5]
Sursee has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 8,941.[1] As of 2007[update], 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[update]) speaks German (86.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.8%).
In 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 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.[4]
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[update] there are 3,288 households, of which 1,135 households (or about 34.5%) contain only a single individual. 267 or about 8.1% are large households, with at least five members.[4] As of 2000[update] 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.[4]
Sursee has an unemployment rate of 2.37%. As of 2005[update], there were 104 people employed in 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.[3] As of 2000[update] 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 the 2000 census[update] 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 the question.[4]
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6]
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