Marbach (LU)

Geschichte

Marbach is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.HistoryMarbach is first mentioned in 1306 as Marpach.GeographyMarbach had an area of 45.1km2. Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 47.39% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 45.11% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.18% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.04% is covered with buildings, 0.07% is industrial, 0.29% is classed as special developments, 0.07% is parks or greenbelts and 1.11% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.86% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 3.88% is other unproductive land.The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.DemographicsMarbach had a population of 1,217., 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.5%. Most of the population speaks German, with Portuguese being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third .In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 55% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP, the SVP and the SPS .