Lütisburg

Lütisburg
Coat of arms
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Location of Lütisburg
Coordinates: 47°24′N 9°5′E / 47.400°N 9.083°E / 47.400; 9.083Coordinates: 47°24′N 9°5′E / 47.400°N 9.083°E / 47.400; 9.083
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	Toggenburg
Government
• Mayor	Hans-Peter Eisenring
Area
• Total	14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,451
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal code	9604
SFOS number	3393
Surrounded by	Bütschwil, Degersheim, Ganterschwil, Jonschwil, Kirchberg, Neckertal, Mosnang, Oberuzwil
Website	www.luetisburg.ch SFSO statistics

Lütisburg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Lütisburg is first mentioned in 1214 as Liutinsburch Bereits früher belegt sind. The hamlet of Rindal was first mentioned in 849 as Runtal, Tufertschwil was mentioned in 928 as Turolveswilare and Alenschwanden was mentioned in 928 as Waleessvanton.

Lütisburg has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 14 km² (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis on a rocky ridge above the confluence of the Thur and Neckar rivers. It consists of the village of Lütisburg on the ridge above the rivers, the hamlet of Tufertschwil below a large molasse cliff and in the hill country around the rivers, the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrindal, Winzenberg, Rimensberg, Grünhügel, Gonzenbach, Schauenberg, Haslen, Dottenwil, Altegg, Wildenhof, Herrensberg and Chrummentürli.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Castle Sable with a Guard standing in front of the entrance.

Lütisburg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,451. As of 2007^[update], about 8.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 13 are from Germany, 9 are from Italy, 72 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 3 are from Austria, 7 are from Turkey, and 32 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (93.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 1,309 speak German, 7 people speak Italian, and 4 people speak Romansh.