{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Malters | image_photo = 20110713 Malters LU 003.jpg | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Coat of arms of Malters.svg|pixel_coa= | canton = Lucerne | iso-code-region = CH-LU | district = [[Lucerne (district)|Lucerne]] |coordinates = {{coord|47|2|N|8|11|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 6102 | municipality_code = 1062 | area = 28.57 | elevation = 512|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-LU|1062}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-LU}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-LU}} | website = www.malters.ch | mayor = Sibylle Boos-Braun | neighboring_municipalities= [[Entlebuch]], [[Kriens]], [[Lucerne]], [[Neuenkirch]], [[Ruswil]], [[Schwarzenberg, Switzerland|Schwarzenberg]], [[Werthenstein]] | twintowns = |}}
'''Malters''' ({{IPA|de-CH|ˈmaltərs}}) is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Lucerne (district)|district of Lucerne]] in the [[canton of Lucerne]] in [[Switzerland]].
==History== Malters is first mentioned in second half of the 9th Century as ''in Maltrensi marcha''. In 1238 it was mentioned as ''villa Malters''.<ref name=HDS/>
==Geography== [[File:ETH-BIB-Malters v. N. aus 400 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-002818.tif|thumb|Aerial view from 400 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1922)]] Malters has an area of {{convert|28.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 64.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/> {{as of|1997|alt=In the 1997 land survey}}, 24.54% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.55% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.17% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.73% is covered with buildings, 0.88% is industrial, 0.39% is classed as special developments, 0.25% is parks or greenbelts and 3.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.04% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.12% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.07% is other unproductive land.<ref name=LUSTAT/>
The municipality is located about {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Lucerne]] along both sides of the [[Kleine Emme]] river. It consists of the village of Malters and, until 1845, the now independent municipality of [[Schwarzenberg, Switzerland|Schwarzenberg]].
==Demographics== Malters has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-LU}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1062}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-LU}} {{as of|2007}}, 8.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (93.2%), with Albanian being second most common (2.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] which received 30.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (27.4%), the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (24.3%) and the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (8%).
The age distribution in Malters is; 1,707 people or 26.6% of the population is 0–19 years old. 1,707 people or 26.6% are 20–39 years old, and 2,111 people or 32.9% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 651 people or 10.1% are 65–79 years old, 207 or 3.2% are 80–89 years old and 34 people or 0.5% of the population are 90+ years old.<ref name=LUSTAT>[http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/gemeinden/gd_0003/gemeinde_uebersicht.htm LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127191523/http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/gemeinden/gd_0003/gemeinde_uebersicht.htm |date=2011-11-27 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 12 August 2009</ref>
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malters about 69.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').
{{as of|2000}} there are 2,197 households, of which 615 households (or about 28.0%) contain only a single individual. 307 or about 14.% are large households, with at least five members.<ref name=LUSTAT/> {{as of|2000}} there were 997 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 700 were built only as housing, and 297 were [[Mixed-use development|mixed use]] buildings. There were 407 single family homes, 138 double family homes, and 155 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (353) or three (226) story structures. There were only 31 single story buildings and 90 four or more story buildings.<ref name=LUSTAT/>
Malters has an unemployment rate of 1.25%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 427 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 141 businesses involved in this sector. 1106 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 79 businesses in this sector. 1115 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 141 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 20-Aug-2009</ref> {{as of|2000}} 49.5% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 39.7% of the workforce.
{{as of|2000|alt=In the 2000 census}} the religious membership of Malters was; 4,651 (75.9%) were Roman Catholic, and 584 (9.5%) were Protestant, with an additional 63 (1.03%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 4 individuals (0.07% of the population) who are Jewish. There are 235 individuals (3.84% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 62 (1.01%) individuals who belong to another religion, 305 (4.98%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 223 (3.64%) who did not answer the question.<ref name=LUSTAT/>
The historical population is given in the following graph:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|625|Malters}}</ref><timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1080 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:7500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1250 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:250 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1695 from:start till:1630 text:"1630" bar:1798 from:start till:2658 text:"2658" bar:1837 from:start till:3282 text:"3282" bar:1850 from:start till:3524 text:"3524" bar:1900 from:start till:3108 text:"3108" bar:1950 from:start till:4155 text:"4155" bar:2000 from:start till:6127 text:"6127" bar:2018 from:start till:7315 text:"7315" </timeline>
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{Commons category|Malters}}
==External links== *{{HDS|625|Malters}} *{{HDS|7506|Malters and Littau}}
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