Littau
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°16′E / 47.050°N 8.267°ECoordinates: 47°3′N 8°16′E / 47.050°N 8.267°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Lucerne | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 17,224 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6014 | |
| SFOS number | 1060 | |
| Surrounded by | Emmen, Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Neuenkirch | |
| Website |
www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.
Littau is first mentioned in 1178 as Litowo. On 1 January 2010, Littau has merged with the city (and municipality) of Lucerne. Art. 5 of the merger treaty states that the new municipality's name is to be "Luzern".
Littau has an area of 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 24.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 21.08% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 49.17% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.16% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 10.47% is covered with buildings, 4.29% is industrial, 1.96% is classed as special developments, 2.33% is parks or greenbelts and 5.8% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 1.66% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.08% is other unproductive land.
The former municipality is located along both sides of the Kleine Emme river. It grew out of four separate sections which each had their own topography and individual history. The first section was the village of Littau, second Niederlittau and Littauerboden, third the individual farm house of the Littauerberg area and fourth Reussbühl and Ruopigen.
Littau had a population (in 2009) of 17,224. As of 2007[update], 36.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (75.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 6.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 6.0%).
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