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[[File:Karte Gemeinde Lungern 2007.png|thumb|Lungern]]

'''Lungern''' is a [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Obwalden]] in [[Switzerland]]. It has a population of 1950 (as at the end of 2005). [[Lungerersee]] is located within the municipality.
'''Lungern''' is a [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Obwalden]] in [[Switzerland]]. [[Lungerersee]] is located within the municipality.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[Image:Lungern.jpg|thumb|left|250px]] The village of Lungern lies {{convert|750|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level in the highest part of the canton of Obwalden, on the lake of Lungern and at the foot of the Brünig Pass. It is the highest village of the Sarneraa-Valley, and is situated in a basin that is open only to the north and is surrounded on all other sides by steep and woody inclinations and rocks. The municipal district of Lungern has an area of {{convert|46.33|km2|acre|abbr=off}}, of which {{convert|6.48|km2|acre}} are meadow and tilled land, {{convert|19.2|km2|acre}} are pastureland, {{convert|15.97|km2|acre}} are wooded and the remaining {{convert|2.91|km2|acre}} are unproductive.
[[Image:Lungern.jpg|thumb|left|Village of Lungern]] The village of Lungern lies {{convert|750|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level in the highest part of the canton of Obwalden, on the lake of Lungern and at the foot of the Brünig Pass. It is the highest village of the Sarneraa-Valley, and is situated in a basin that is open only to the north and is surrounded on all other sides by steep and woody inclinations and rocks.
The municipal district of Lungern has an area of {{convert|46.33|km2|acre|abbr=off}}, of which {{convert|6.48|km2|acre}} are meadow and tilled land, {{convert|19.2|km2|acre}} are pastureland, {{convert|15.97|km2|acre}} are wooded and the remaining {{convert|2.91|km2|acre}} are unproductive.<ref name=SFSO/>


The village of Lungern is divided into three districts: on the northern part of the lake is Kaiserstuhl/Bürglen; the town center lies on the eastern side of the lake; and the hamlet Obsee is situated on the southern side of the lake and might be the best maintained part of the old village. There you will still find old houses in their original structure and style.
The village of Lungern is divided into three districts: on the northern part of the lake is Kaiserstuhl/Bürglen; the town center lies on the eastern side of the lake; and the hamlet Obsee is situated on the southern side of the lake and might be the best maintained part of the old village. There you will still find old houses in their original structure and style.
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==History==
==History==


The first legal proof of Lungern's existence is contained in a tax register for the diocese of the bishop of Konstanz in Germany dating from the year 1275.
The first legal proof of Lungern's existence is contained in a tax register for the diocese of the bishop of Konstanz in Germany dating from the year 1275. It is mentioned as ''Lutigern'' as also as ''de Lungern''.<ref name=HDS/>


[[Image:Lungern2.jpg|thumb|View of Lungern, showing the section of Obsee]]
At the end of the 18th century the population of Lungern lowered the level of the lake, with great effort and over many years, in order to improve living conditions. The works created new land for agriculture, housing, and a sawmill. Within 80 years the hard-won land was lost to a new dam: in 1920 a company named CKW started running a power station located at the lake. Nowadays the local power station (EWO) produces electricity from the power of the water of the Lungerersee.


[[Image:Lungern2.jpg|thumb|250px]]
[[Image:Lungern10.jpg|thumb|Lugern, traditional and modern houses along the lake]]
In 1861 it became easier to reach the village with the construction of the old road over the [[Brünig]] pass. A quarter century later, in 1886, the first [[mail]] carriages came over the pass. However, this only lasted two years, in 1888 the railroad from [[Brienz]] to [[Alpnachstad]] (now part of [[Alpnach]]) opened. In 1887 the Eibach river flooded causing damage to the old village church. Six years later, in 1893, was the consecration of the [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-gothic]] style church. At the end of the 18th century the population of Lungern lowered the level of the lake, with great effort and over many years, in order to improve living conditions. The works created new land for agriculture, housing, and a sawmill. Within 80 years the hard-won land was lost to a new dam: in 1922 a company named CKW built and started running a power station located at the lake. Nowadays the local power station (EWO) produces electricity from the power of the water of the Lungerersee. In 1942 the railroad line over the Brünig pass was electrified.


==Population and Economy==
[[Image:Lungern10.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Nowadays the village of Lungern has about 1950 inhabitants. The population is stable, so there is a rise in the ratio of old people to total population. In fact 17.5% of the total population of Lungern are of a pensionable age, compared with an average of 12% in the canton. If work opportunities remain limited this will likely grow even further in the future.
{|class="wikitable"

|1275
===Demographics===
|first documentary evidence for the village of Lungern
Lungern has a population ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) of 2,049, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals.<ref name=OW_pop>[http://www.statistik-obwalden.ch/index.cfm?navid=78&docid=78 Canton Obwalden Statistics] accessed 2 September 2009 {{de icon}}</ref> Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.6%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (94.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and French being third ( 0.7%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 03-Sep-2009</ref> {{as of|2000}} the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. {{as of|2000}} there are 681 households in Lungern.<ref name=OW_pop/>

In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the Other which received 41.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (26.2%), the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (25.6%) and the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (6.5%).<ref name=SFSO/>

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lungern about 71.5% 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]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>

===Economy===
[[Image:Lungern-volklore.jpg|thumb|Folk celebration, with traditional costumes.]]
Lungern has an unemployment rate of 0.6%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 156 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 66 businesses involved in this sector. 443 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 27 businesses in this sector. 394 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 54 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> About 24% of the workers are involved in agriculture and forestry, 40% are considered artisans or craftsman. Of the rest of the working population, 13% are in commercial business or teaching staff, 12% are self-employed and 11% are domestic and hotel employees.<ref>[http://www.lungern.ch/de/portrait/willkommensgruss/ Municipality of Lungern-Welcome] {{de icon}} accessed 3 September 2009</ref>

Economically, agriculture, forestry and wood-working are predominant. Agriculture comprises cattle-breeding and dairy-farming. All of the agricultural farms are cultivated by native highlanders, and they are mainly situated not in the bottom of the valley but on its slopes.

===Historic population===
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|744|Lungern}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! year
|1861
! population
|construction of the old road over the [[Brünig]]
|-
|-
| 1790
|1886
| 1,234
|first post-coage over the [[Brünig]]
|-
|-
| 1850
|1888
| 1,413
|last post-coage over the [[Brünig]]
|-
|-
| 1900
|1888
| 1,828
|opening of the railroad going from [[Brienz]] to [[Alpnachstad]]
|-
|-
| 1950
|1887
| 1,878
|big flood of the Eibach, damaging the old church
|-
|-
| 1990
|1893
| 1,859
|consecration of the neo-gothic style church
|-
|-
| 2000
|1922
| 1,965
|construction of the power station
|-
|-
| 2005
|1942
| 1,950
|electrification of the railroad over the [[Brünig]]
|}

==Population and Economy==
Nowadays the village of Lungern has about 1950 inhabitants. The population is stable, so there is a rise in the ratio of old people to total population. In fact 17.5% of the total population of Lungern are of a pensionable age, compared with an average of 12% in the canton. If work opportunities remain limited this will likely grow even further in the future.

{|class="wikitable"
|Citizens of Lungern
|1320
|67.7%
|-
|-
| 2006
|Citizens of other cantons of Switzerland
| 1,975
|519
|26.6%
|-
|-
| 2007
|Foreigners (aliens)
| 2,023
|111
|5.7%
|}

[[Image:Lungern-volklore.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Economically, agriculture, forestry and wood-working are predominant. The constitution of the working population is as follows:

{|class="wikitable"
|24%
|Agriculture and forestry
|-
|40%
|Artisan/Craftsman
|-
|13%
|Commercial business and teaching staff
|-
|-
| 2008
|12%
| 2,035
|Self-employed persons
|-
|-
|11%
|Domestic and hotel employees
|}
|}


==Weather==
Agriculture comprises cattle-breeding and dairy-farming. All of the agricultural farms are cultivated by native highlanders, and they are mainly situated not in the bottom of the valley but on its slopes.
Lungern has an average of 149.5 days of rain per year and on average receives {{mm to in|1491|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Lungern receives an average of {{mm to in|163|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. During this month there is percipitation for an average of 14.4 days. The month with the most days of percipitation is June, with an average of 14.7, but with only {{mm to in|158|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of {{mm to in|88|abbr=yes}} of percipitation over 14.4 days.<ref name=MeteoSchweiz> {{cite web| url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html | title =Temperature and Percipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990 | accessdate= 8 May 2009|| publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss | language = German, French, Italian}}, the weather station elevation is 740 meters above sea level.</ref>


==Culture and Leisure==
==Culture and Leisure==
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*the aerial passenger tramway for skiers [http://www.panoramawelt.ch Panoramawelt Lungern Schönbüel]
*the aerial passenger tramway for skiers [http://www.panoramawelt.ch Panoramawelt Lungern Schönbüel]
*the underground shooting range [http://www.bruenigindoor.ch Brünig Indoor]
*the underground shooting range [http://www.bruenigindoor.ch Brünig Indoor]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 01:26, 4 September 2009

Lungern
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lungern
Coat of arms
Location of Lungern
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonObwalden
Districtn.a.
Area
[1]
 • Total46.47 km2 (17.94 sq mi)
Elevation
715 m (2,346 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,119
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6078
SFOS number1405
ISO 3166 codeCH-OW
Surrounded byBrienzwiler (BE), Giswil, Hasliberg (BE), Hofstetten bei Brienz (BE), Kerns, Meiringen (BE), Sachseln
Websitewww.lungern.ch
SFSO statistics
Lungern

Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Lungerersee is located within the municipality.

Geography

Village of Lungern

The village of Lungern lies 750 metres (2,460 feet) above sea level in the highest part of the canton of Obwalden, on the lake of Lungern and at the foot of the Brünig Pass. It is the highest village of the Sarneraa-Valley, and is situated in a basin that is open only to the north and is surrounded on all other sides by steep and woody inclinations and rocks.

The municipal district of Lungern has an area of 46.33 square kilometres (11,450 acres), of which 6.48 square kilometres (1,600 acres) are meadow and tilled land, 19.2 square kilometres (4,700 acres) are pastureland, 15.97 square kilometres (3,950 acres) are wooded and the remaining 2.91 square kilometres (720 acres) are unproductive.[3]

The village of Lungern is divided into three districts: on the northern part of the lake is Kaiserstuhl/Bürglen; the town center lies on the eastern side of the lake; and the hamlet Obsee is situated on the southern side of the lake and might be the best maintained part of the old village. There you will still find old houses in their original structure and style.

History

The first legal proof of Lungern's existence is contained in a tax register for the diocese of the bishop of Konstanz in Germany dating from the year 1275. It is mentioned as Lutigern as also as de Lungern.[4]

View of Lungern, showing the section of Obsee
Lugern, traditional and modern houses along the lake

In 1861 it became easier to reach the village with the construction of the old road over the Brünig pass. A quarter century later, in 1886, the first mail carriages came over the pass. However, this only lasted two years, in 1888 the railroad from Brienz to Alpnachstad (now part of Alpnach) opened. In 1887 the Eibach river flooded causing damage to the old village church. Six years later, in 1893, was the consecration of the neo-gothic style church. At the end of the 18th century the population of Lungern lowered the level of the lake, with great effort and over many years, in order to improve living conditions. The works created new land for agriculture, housing, and a sawmill. Within 80 years the hard-won land was lost to a new dam: in 1922 a company named CKW built and started running a power station located at the lake. Nowadays the local power station (EWO) produces electricity from the power of the water of the Lungerersee. In 1942 the railroad line over the Brünig pass was electrified.

Population and Economy

Nowadays the village of Lungern has about 1950 inhabitants. The population is stable, so there is a rise in the ratio of old people to total population. In fact 17.5% of the total population of Lungern are of a pensionable age, compared with an average of 12% in the canton. If work opportunities remain limited this will likely grow even further in the future.

Demographics

Lungern has a population (as of 2008) of 2,049, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and French being third ( 0.7%).[3] As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of 2000 there are 681 households in Lungern.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Other which received 41.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.2%), the CVP (25.6%) and the SPS (6.5%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lungern about 71.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]

Economy

Folk celebration, with traditional costumes.

Lungern has an unemployment rate of 0.6%. As of 2005, there were 156 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 66 businesses involved in this sector. 443 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 27 businesses in this sector. 394 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 54 businesses in this sector.[3] About 24% of the workers are involved in agriculture and forestry, 40% are considered artisans or craftsman. Of the rest of the working population, 13% are in commercial business or teaching staff, 12% are self-employed and 11% are domestic and hotel employees.[6]

Economically, agriculture, forestry and wood-working are predominant. Agriculture comprises cattle-breeding and dairy-farming. All of the agricultural farms are cultivated by native highlanders, and they are mainly situated not in the bottom of the valley but on its slopes.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following table:[4]

year population
1790 1,234
1850 1,413
1900 1,828
1950 1,878
1990 1,859
2000 1,965
2005 1,950
2006 1,975
2007 2,023
2008 2,035

Weather

Lungern has an average of 149.5 days of rain per year and on average receives Template:Mm to in of percipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Lungern receives an average of Template:Mm to in of percipitation. During this month there is percipitation for an average of 14.4 days. The month with the most days of percipitation is June, with an average of 14.7, but with only Template:Mm to in of percipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of Template:Mm to in of percipitation over 14.4 days.[7]

Culture and Leisure

Churches

There is one Catholic church and one chapel. The church is fairly new, about 110 years old, because the old one got destroyed in a flood of the lake.

Leisure time

The main sights of Lungern are:

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 03-Sep-2009
  4. ^ a b Lungern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ a b Canton Obwalden Statistics accessed 2 September 2009 Template:De icon
  6. ^ Municipality of Lungern-Welcome Template:De icon accessed 3 September 2009
  7. ^ "Temperature and Percipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help), the weather station elevation is 740 meters above sea level.
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