Nottwil (Lucerne)

Geschichte

Nottwil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryNottwil is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Nottewile. In 1275 it was mentioned as Otewile.Nottwil is also the location where the cymbal manufacturer Paiste's factory and headquarters are located.GeographyNottwil has an area of 10.3km2. Of this area, 77.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 8.91% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.25% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.49% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 8.33% is covered with buildings, 0.19% is industrial, 0.58% is classed as special developments, 0.77% is parks or greenbelts and 2.71% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.19% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), and 0.58% is other unproductive land.The municipality is located on the southern shore of Lake Sempach (Sempachersee). It consists of the village of Nottwil and the scattered settlements of Eggerswil, Ei, Gattwil, Huprächtigen, Tann and Studen as well as Schloss Tannenfels.DemographicsNottwil has a population of., 9.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 25.2%. Most of the population speaks German (92.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Albanian being third ( 1.3%).