Marbach, Lucerne
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°51′N 7°54′E / 46.850°N 7.900°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 7°54′E / 46.850°N 7.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Entlebuch | |
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| • Total | 45.10 km2 (17.41 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 871 m (2,858 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,217 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6196 | |
| SFOS number | 1006 | |
| Surrounded by | Eggiwil (BE), Escholzmatt, Flühli, Schangnau (BE), Trub (BE) | |
| Website |
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Marbach is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.
Marbach is first mentioned in 1306 as Marpach.
Marbach had an area of 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi). Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 47.39% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 45.11% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.18% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.04% is covered with buildings, 0.07% is industrial, 0.29% is classed as special developments, 0.07% is parks or greenbelts and 1.11% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.86% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 3.88% is other unproductive land.
The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.
Marbach had a population (as of 2011) of 1,217. As of 2007[update], 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.8%), with Portuguese being second most common (0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 55% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.5%), the SVP (19.7%) and the SPS (2.4%).
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