Honau, Switzerland

Geschichte

Honau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryHonau is first mentioned in 1344 as Honowa.GeographyHonau has an area of 1.3km2. Of this area, 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 19.2% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 65.6% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4% is covered with buildings, 1.6% is classed as special developments, and 4% is transportation infrastructure. All the unproductive areas are classed as flowing water (rivers).The municipality is located between the Reuss river and the Rooterberg mountain (798m).DemographicsHonau has a population of 357, of which 10.4% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 24.8%. Most of the population speaks German (94.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.8%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.9%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (25.9%), the FDP (13.6%) and the Green Party (9.5%).