Meierskappel

Meierskappel
Coat of arms
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Location of Meierskappel
Coordinates: 47°8′N 8°27′E / 47.133°N 8.450°E / 47.133; 8.450Coordinates: 47°8′N 8°27′E / 47.133°N 8.450°E / 47.133; 8.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Lucerne
Area
• Total	6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation	497 m (1,631 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,352
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Postal code	6344
SFOS number	1064
Surrounded by	Küssnacht (SZ), Risch (ZG), Root, Udligenswil, Walchwil (ZG), Zug (ZG)
Website	www.meierskappel.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Meierskappel is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Meierskappel is first mentioned in 1160 as Cappell.

Meierskappel has an area of 6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 66.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.2% is forested. The rest of the land, (8.7%) is settled. In the 1997 land survey^[update], 25.19% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.15% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.93% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.78% is covered with buildings, 0.74% is industrial, 0.15% is classed as special developments, 0.15% is parks or greenbelts and 1.93% is transportation infrastructure.

The municipality is located on the south east slope of the Rooterberg mountain and stretches to Lake Zug.

Meierskappel has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,352. As of 2007^[update], 12.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.4%), with English being second most common ( 1.0%) and Dutch being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.9%), the FDP (17.1%) and the Green Party (9.2%).

The age distribution in Meierskappel is; 308 people or 25.3% of the population is 0–19 years old. 333 people or 27.4% are 20–39 years old, and 430 people or 35.4% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 112 people or 9.2% are 65–79 years old, 27 or 2.2% are 80–89 years old and 5 people or 0.4% of the population are 90+ years old.