Sulz is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Hochdorf in the
canton
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Administrative divisions
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Arts and entertainment
* Canton (band), an It ...
of
Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
in
Switzerland
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. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with
Gelfingen
Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Gelfingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Gelvingun''.
Geograp ...
,
Hämikon
Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Hämikon is first mentioned in 924 as ''Hamminchova''.
Geography
Hämik ...
,
Mosen,
Müswangen
Müswangen is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Müswangen is first mentioned in 924 as ''Milizwaga''.
Geograph ...
, and
Retschwil
Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.
Geography
Retschwil has an area o ...
joined Hitzkirch.
Geography
Sulz has an area of . Of this area, 65.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.4%) is settled.
[
On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of ]Gelfingen
Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Gelfingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Gelvingun''.
Geograp ...
, Hämikon
Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Hämikon is first mentioned in 924 as ''Hamminchova''.
Geography
Hämik ...
, Mosen, Müswangen
Müswangen is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Müswangen is first mentioned in 924 as ''Milizwaga''.
Geograph ...
, Retschwil
Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.
Geography
Retschwil has an area o ...
and Sulz joining Hitzkirch.Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities
accessed 18 August 2009 The merged municipality has an area of
[Updated statistics]
accessed 18 August 2009.
Demographics
Sulz has a population () of 186, of which 4.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (99.4%), with the rest speaking French (0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the
CVP which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
FDP (37%), the
SVP (19.5%) and the
Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
(1.7%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 8.3%. In Sulz about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory
upper secondary education
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Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
or additional higher education (either University or a ''
Fachhochschule
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'').
[
Sulz has an unemployment rate of 0.09%. , there were 47 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the ]secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are 3 businesses in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...
, and there are no businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 19-Aug-2009
References
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Former municipalities of the canton of Lucerne