# Adligenswil > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adligenswil > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adligenswil.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adligenswil > Source revision: 1308489407 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Lucerne, Switzerland Adligenswil Municipality Coat of arms Location of Adligenswil Adligenswil Show map of Switzerland Adligenswil Show map of Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°04′14″N 08°21′54″E / 47.07056°N 8.36500°E / 47.07056; 8.36500 Country Switzerland Canton Lucerne District Lucerne Government • Mayor Ursi Burkart-Merz CVP/PDC (as of 2019) Area [1] • Total 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) Elevation 532 m (1,745 ft) Population (December 2020) • Total 5,471 • Density 783/km2 (2,030/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal code 6043 SFOS number 1051 ISO 3166 code CH-LU Surrounded by Dierikon, Ebikon, Küssnacht (SZ), Lucerne, Meggen, Udligenswil Website www.adligenswil.ch **Adligenswil** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in [Lucerne District](/source/Lucerne_District) in [Canton of Lucerne](/source/Canton_of_Lucerne) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). It is east of the city of [Lucerne](/source/Lucerne) and borders on canton [Schwyz](/source/Schwyz). ## Geography Adligenswil is a spread out community on the north side of the valley of the Würzenbach river. 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the south-west, the Würzenbach flows into [Lake Luzerne](/source/Lake_Lucerne). The western part of the municipality is drained into the Ron valley. The main settlement, Adligenswil is located in a depression between Mount Dietschiberg and Mount Dottenberg, Stuben is on the western border of the municipality, and Dottenberg is on the slope of the hill of the same name. Adligenswil has an area of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 54.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] In the 1997 land survey[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit), 24.32% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 51.65% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.86% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 11.87% is covered with buildings, 1.14% is industrial, 1.14% is classed as special developments, 2% is parks or greenbelts and 3.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.14% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.29% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 1.29% is other unproductive land.[3] The neighboring municipalities are [Dierikon](/source/Dierikon) to the north, [Udligenswil](/source/Udligenswil) to the north-east, [Küssnacht](/source/K%C3%BCssnacht) to the east, [Meggen](/source/Meggen) to the south, Lucerne in the south-west and [Ebikon](/source/Ebikon) in the north-west. ## History The community was first mentioned in 1210 by its historic name *Adalgeswile*.[4] Until the 13th century, Adligenswil, as well as all the area nearest to Lucerne, was under the control of Lucerne and the [Alsatian](/source/Alsace) [Murbach Abbey](/source/Murbach_Abbey). In 1291, Lucerne fell to the Habsburgs. Between the [Battle of Morgarten](/source/Battle_of_Morgarten) (1315) and the [Battle of Sempach](/source/Battle_of_Sempach) (1386), the Habsburg influence gradually declined. In 1406, Lucerne acquired control of the "[Vogtei](/source/Vogt)" of the Habsburgs, to which Adligenswil belonged. Adligenswil was made its own parish in 1861. ## Population Adligenswil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 5,471.[5] As of 2007[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit), 8.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit)) speaks German (93.6%), with French being second most common ( 0.9%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%). Until long into the 20th century, Adligenswil retained an exclusively Roman Catholic population. As of the 2000 census[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit) the religious membership of Adligenswil was; 3,221 (64.3%) were [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), and 1,001 (20.%) were Protestant, with an additional 45 (0.9%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 91 individuals (1.82% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 38 (0.76%) individuals who belong to another religion, 484 (9.66%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 130 (2.59%) who did not answer the question.[3] ### Historical Population From 1798 until 1970, the population increased only slowly, from 433 to 953 inhabitants, so Adligenswil retained the character of a peasant village. Beginning in the 1970s, construction began, and has grown ever faster since 1975. The historical population is given in the following table:[4] year population 1695 252 1798 433 1850 608 1888 540 1900 575 1950 712 2000 5,010 ## Politics For a long time three of the five seats on the municipal council have been held by women. In the 2023 election of the cantonal council the local parties had the following shares: [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) 23,36%, [SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (including JUSO) 20,12%, [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) 16,49%, [CVP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland) (including Junge Mitte) 15,90%, glp (with JGLP) 11,22 % and the Green Party (including JG and GrüneUnt) 12,64 % and EVP 0,28 %.[2] The current membership of the town council is:[6] - Markus Gabriel (SVP): Gemeindepräsident - Bruno Schütz (FDP): Finanzvorsteher - Gisela Widmer Reichlin ([SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland)): Bauvorsteherin - Ferdinand Huber (SVP): Sozialvorsteher - Felicitas Marbach-Lang (Die Mitte): Bildungsvorsteherin ## Economy The proportion of the employed citizens working in agriculture has dropped sharply in the last decade. The biggest employers are the printing company [Ringier](/source/Ringier) and the market research institute DemoScope, which is now closed. Adligenswil has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit), there were 89 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 646 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 44 businesses in this sector. 608 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 133 businesses in this sector.[2] As of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit) 54.5% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 43.6% of the workforce.[3] Despite this the commuter balance is still negative, with 1,933 locals who commute from Adligenswil (51.8% to Lucerne) and only 897 (mostly from neighboring municipalities) who commute to Adligenswil. ## Demographics The age distribution in Adligenswil is: 1,392 people or 25.4% of the population is 0–19 years old. 1,256 people or 23% are 20–39 years old, and 2,191 people or 40% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 533 people or 9.7% are 65–79 years old, 86 or 1.6% are 80–89 years old and 14 people or 0.3% of the population are 90+ years old.[3] In Adligenswil, about 86.1% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Secondary) or additional higher education (either university or a *[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)*). As of 2000, there are 1,783 households, of which 358 households (or about 20.1%) contain only a single individual. 203 or about 11.4% are large households, with at least five members.[3] As of 2000[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adligenswil&action=edit) there were 1,021 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 929 were built only as housing, and 92 were [mixed use](/source/Mixed-use_development) buildings. There were 750 single family homes, 72 double family homes, and 107 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (462) or three (347) story structures. There were only 45 single story buildings and 75 four or more story buildings.[3] ## People - [Stephan Lichtsteiner](/source/Stephan_Lichtsteiner), footballer - [Regula Mühlemann](/source/Regula_M%C3%BChlemann), sopranist - [Ruben Vargas](/source/Ruben_Vargas), footballer ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen"](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung/gesamtspektrum-regionalen-stufen/gemeinden.html) (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SFSO_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SFSO_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SFSO_2-2) [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) 2016-01-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) accessed 19 August 2009 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-LUSTAT_3-5) [LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics](http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/gemeinden/gd_0003/gemeinde_uebersicht.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111127191523/http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/gemeinden/gd_0003/gemeinde_uebersicht.htm) 2011-11-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in German) accessed 12 August 2009 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HDS_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HDS_4-1) "Adligenswil" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D614.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F614.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I614.php) in the online *[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stat2020_LU_5-0)** ["Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-0102020000_201). *bfs.admin.ch* (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Adligenswil website](http://www.adligenswil.ch/) (in German) accessed 28 August 2025 Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Adligenswil](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Adligenswil). ## External links - [Official Website of Adligenswil](http://www.adligenswil.ch) (in German) - [Photos of Adligenswil at Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/groups/adligenswil/pool/) - "Adligenswil" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D614.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F614.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I614.php) in the online *[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland](/source/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland)*. v t e Municipalities in Lucerne District, Switzerland Adligenswil Buchrain Dierikon Ebikon Gisikon Greppen Horw Kriens Lucerne Malters Meggen Meierskappel Root Schwarzenberg Udligenswil Vitznau Weggis Canton of Lucerne Districts of Canton Lucerne Municipalities of Canton Lucerne Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat Geographic MusicBrainz area Other Historical Dictionary of Switzerland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adligenswil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adligenswil) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adligenswil?action=history)). 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