Menznau
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| Coordinates: 47°05′N 8°02′E / 47.083°N 8.033°ECoordinates: 47°05′N 8°02′E / 47.083°N 8.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Willisau | |
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| • Total | 30.37 km2 (11.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,884 | |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6122-6125 | |
| SFOS number | 1136 | |
| Surrounded by | Buttisholz, Grosswangen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Romoos, Ruswil, Willisau, Wolhusen | |
| Website |
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Menznau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On February 27, 2013, a gunman opened fire in a Kronospan wood-processing plant, killing three.
Menznau is first mentioned in 1185 as Menzenowa.
Menznau has an area, as of 2006[update], of 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 34.71% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 56.38% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.79% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.3% is covered with buildings, 0.62% is industrial, 0.33% is classed as special developments, 0.13% is parks or greenbelts and 2.01% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.39% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.23% is other unproductive land.
It consists of the village sections of Menznau, Geiss and Menzberg. The municipality's lake, the Tuetenseeli, and its bog are a nature preserve.
Menznau has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,884. As of 2007[update], 189 or about 6.8% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 45.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.7%), the FDP (21.2%) and the Green Party (3.2%).
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