Lieli

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Lieli
Former municipality of Switzerland
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Hochdorf
47°12′N 8°18′E / 47.200°N 8.300°E / 47.200; 8.300Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°18′E / 47.200°N 8.300°E / 47.200; 8.300
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]

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. 2.0 2.1 Lieli in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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