Gettnau

Gettnau
Coat of arms
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Location of Gettnau
Coordinates: 47°8′N 7°58′E / 47.133°N 7.967°E / 47.133; 7.967Coordinates: 47°8′N 7°58′E / 47.133°N 7.967°E / 47.133; 7.967
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Willisau
Area
• Total	6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,140
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal code	6142
SFOS number	1130
Surrounded by	Alberswil, Ohmstal, Schötz, Willisau, Zell
Website	www.gettnau.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Gettnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Gettnau is first mentioned in the 9th Century as Kepinhouva.

Gettnau had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 6.07 km² (2.34 sq mi). Of this area, about 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.8% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 10 ha (25 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 9 ha (22 acres).

In the 1997 land survey^[update], 37.13% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 50.17% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.48% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.97% is covered with buildings, 2.15% is industrial, 0.66% is classed as special developments, and 3.96% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.33% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.17% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located at the entrance to the Luthern valley.

Gettnau has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,140. As of 2013^[update], 16.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of 1.67%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 11.6 while the death rate was 5.8 per thousand residents. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (89.0%), with Albanian being second most common (5.2%) and Portuguese being third (1.4%).