Lütisburg
Encyclopedia
Lütisburg is a municipality
in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
.
The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis on a rocky ridge above the confluence
of the Thur and Necker
rivers. It consists of the village of Lütisburg on the ridge above the rivers, the hamlet
of Tufertschwil below a large molasse
cliff and in the hill country around the rivers, the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrindal, Winzenberg, Rimensberg, Grünhügel, Gonzenbach, Schauenberg, Haslen, Dottenwil, Altegg, Wildenhof, Herrensberg and Chrummentürli.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or a Castle Sable with a Guard standing in front of the entrance.
, 9 are from Italy
, 72 are from ex-Yugoslavia
, 3 are from Austria
, 7 are from Turkey
, and 32 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population speaks German (93.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 1,309 speak German
, 7 people speak Italian
, and 4 people speak Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Lütisburg is; 225 children or 16.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 273 teenagers or 19.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 147 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 239 people or 17.1% are between 30 and 39, 202 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 123 people or 8.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 87 people or 6.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 80 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 1.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are between 90 and 99.
there were 111 persons (or 8.0% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 252 (or 18.1%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 865 (or 62.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 60 (or 4.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 7 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 8 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 88 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(25.2%), the FDP
(14.2%) and the SP
(7.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lütisburg about 67.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
). Out of the total population in Lütisburg, , the highest education level completed by 280 people (20.1% of the population) was Primary, while 458 (32.8%) have completed their secondary education, 102 (7.3%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 70 (5.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
. Of the rest of the population, there are 18 individuals (or about 1.29% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 45 individuals (or about 3.23% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 57 (or about 4.09% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.43% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 52 (or about 3.73% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 51 individuals (or about 3.66% of the population) did not answer the question.
.
the average unemployment rate was 1.9%. There were 131 businesses in the municipality of which 34 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 38 were involved in the third.
there were 268 residents who worked in the municipality, while 419 residents worked outside Lütisburg and 308 people commuted into the municipality for work.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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History
Lütisburg is first mentioned in 1214 as Liutinsburch Bereits früher belegt sind. The hamlet of Rindal was first mentioned in 849 as Runtal, Tufertschwil was mentioned in 928 as Turolveswilare and Alenschwanden was mentioned in 928 as Waleessvanton.Geography
Lütisburg has an area, , of 14 km² (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis on a rocky ridge above the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Thur and Necker
Necker
-People:*Jacques Necker , French statesman*Louis Albert Necker , Swiss crystallographer*Albertine Necker de Saussure , Swiss writer and educationalist*Evelyn Necker, a fictional character from the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics...
rivers. It consists of the village of Lütisburg on the ridge above the rivers, the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Tufertschwil below a large molasse
Molasse
The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya...
cliff and in the hill country around the rivers, the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrindal, Winzenberg, Rimensberg, Grünhügel, Gonzenbach, Schauenberg, Haslen, Dottenwil, Altegg, Wildenhof, Herrensberg and Chrummentürli.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Or a Castle Sable with a Guard standing in front of the entrance.
Demographics
Lütisburg has a population (as of ) of . , about 8.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, , 13 are from GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 9 are from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 72 are from ex-Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, 3 are from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, 7 are from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and 32 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population speaks German (93.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 1,309 speak German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, 7 people speak Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, and 4 people speak Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Lütisburg is; 225 children or 16.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 273 teenagers or 19.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 147 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 239 people or 17.1% are between 30 and 39, 202 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 123 people or 8.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 87 people or 6.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 80 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 1.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are between 90 and 99.
there were 111 persons (or 8.0% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 252 (or 18.1%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 865 (or 62.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 60 (or 4.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 7 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 8 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 88 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 40.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(25.2%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(14.2%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(7.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lütisburg about 67.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Out of the total population in Lütisburg, , the highest education level completed by 280 people (20.1% of the population) was Primary, while 458 (32.8%) have completed their secondary education, 102 (7.3%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 70 (5.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 1,070 |
| 1850 | 1,285 |
| 1900 | 1,270 |
| 1950 | 1,372 |
| 2000 | 1,395 |
Religion
From the , 670 or 48.0% are Roman Catholic, while 496 or 35.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there are 18 individuals (or about 1.29% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 45 individuals (or about 3.23% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 57 (or about 4.09% of the population) who are Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.43% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 52 (or about 3.73% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 51 individuals (or about 3.66% of the population) did not answer the question.
Sights
The village of Lütisburg is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
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Economy
, Lütisburg had an unemployment rate of 1.16%. , there were 144 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 63 businesses involved in this sector. 182 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 277 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 43 businesses in this sector.the average unemployment rate was 1.9%. There were 131 businesses in the municipality of which 34 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 38 were involved in the third.
there were 268 residents who worked in the municipality, while 419 residents worked outside Lütisburg and 308 people commuted into the municipality for work.