Gelfingen
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°16′E / 47.217°N 8.267°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 8°16′E / 47.217°N 8.267°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Hochdorf | |
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| • Total | 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 764 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6284 | |
| SFOS number | 1027 | |
| Surrounded by | Hitzkirch, Hohenrain, Lieli, Retschwil, Römerswil, Sulz | |
| Website |
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Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
Gelfingen is first mentioned in 1045 as Gelvingun.
Gelfingen has an area of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located below Schloss Heidegg on Lake Baldegg. On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch.
Gelfingen has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 764, of which 5.4% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.1%), with English being second most common ( 1.4%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.0%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 35.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (23.3%), the FDP (22.7%) and the Green Party (10.1%).
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