Neudorf (Lucerne)

Geschichte

Neudorf is a former municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster.HistoryNeudorf is first mentioned in 924 as Niwidorf and as Niudorf.GeographyBefore the merger, Neudorf had a total area of 12.8km2. Of this area, 60.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 33.52% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.6% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.04% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.42% is covered with buildings, 0.08% is industrial, 0.08% is classed as special developments, 0.23% is parks or greenbelts and 2.57% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.16% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), and 0.31% are unproductive flowing water (rivers).The former municipality is located in the upper Wynental.DemographicsNeudorf had a population of 1,196. In 2007 at total of 7.7% of the population were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.9%. Most of the population speaks German, while Albanian is second most common and Spanish is third .In the 2007 election the most popular party was the FDP which received 36.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP, the SVP and the Green Party .