Meierskappel

Geschichte

Meierskappel is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryMeierskappel is first mentioned in 1160 as Cappell.GeographyMeierskappel has an area of 6.8km2. Of this area, 66.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.7%) is settled., 25.19% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.15% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.93% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.78% is covered with buildings, 0.74% is industrial, 0.15% is classed as special developments, 0.15% is parks or greenbelts and 1.93% is transportation infrastructure.The municipality is located on the south east slope of the Rooterberg mountain and stretches to Lake Zug.DemographicsMeierskappel has a population of., 12.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.3%. Most of the population speaks German (94.4%), with English being second most common ( 1.0%) and Dutch being third ( 0.5%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.9%), the FDP (17.1%) and the Green Party (9.2%).