Grosswangen
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| Coordinates: 47°8′N 8°3′E / 47.133°N 8.050°ECoordinates: 47°8′N 8°3′E / 47.133°N 8.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Sursee | |
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| • Total | 19.71 km2 (7.61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,120 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6022 | |
| SFOS number | 1086 | |
| Surrounded by | Buttisholz, Ettiswil, Mauensee, Menznau, Oberkirch, Willisau | |
| Website |
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Grosswangen is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Grosswangen is first mentioned in 893 as Wanga.
Grosswangen has an area of 19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi). Of this area, 78.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 15.34% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.86% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.56% is covered with buildings, 0.3% is industrial, 0.2% is classed as special developments, 0.15% is parks or greenbelts and 1.73% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.3% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.15% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the lower Rottal. It consists of the sections of Innerdorf, Oberdorf, Roth, Sigerswil and Stettenbach.
Grosswangen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,120. As of 2007[update], 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.9%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 38% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.1%), the SVP (24.6%) and the Green Party (4.1%).
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