Gettnau

Geschichte

Gettnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryGettnau is first mentioned in the 9th Century as Kepinhouva.GeographyGettnau had an area, of. Of this area, about 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.5% is settled and 0.8% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades the amount of land that is settled has increased by 10ha and the agricultural land has decreased by 9ha., 37.13% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 50.17% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.48% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.97% is covered with buildings, 2.15% is industrial, 0.66% is classed as special developments, and 3.96% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.33% is unproductive flowing water and 0.17% is other unproductive land.The municipality is located at the entrance to the Luthern valley.DemographicsGettnau has a population of., 16.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of 1.67%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 11.6 while the death rate was 5.8 per thousand residents. Most of the population speaks German (89.0%), with Albanian being second most common (5.2%) and Portuguese being third (1.4%)., children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 61.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.2%.