Römerswil

Geschichte

Römerswil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryHerlisberg is first mentioned in 1173 as Heigesperhc. In 1242 it was mentioned as Hergesberch.GeographyRömerswil is located in the Seetal valley. It lies 3km to the west of the district capital of Hochdorf, 1km from Huwyl and 2km from Lake Baldegg.The municipality has an area of 16.7km2. Of this area, 77% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 16.22% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 68.53% is used for farming or pastures, while 8.53% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.3% is covered with buildings, 0.3% is industrial, 0.66% is classed as special developments, 0.12% is parks or greenbelts and 2.16% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.06% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.12% is other unproductive land.On 1 January 2005, the formerly independent municipality of Herlisberg, lying 3.3km to the northwest, was united with Römerswil.DemographicsRömerswil has a population of., 3.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population speaks German (98.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.6%) and French being third ( 0.2%).