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Oberkirch, Switzerland

Oberkirch
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Coat of arms of Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Oberkirch is located in Switzerland
Oberkirch
Oberkirch
Oberkirch is located in Canton of Lucerne
Oberkirch
Oberkirch
Coordinates: 47°9′N 8°7′E / 47.150°N 8.117°E / 47.150; 8.117Coordinates: 47°9′N 8°7′E / 47.150°N 8.117°E / 47.150; 8.117
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Sursee
Area
 • Total 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation 512 m (1,680 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 4,316
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code 6208
SFOS number 1095
Surrounded by Buttisholz, Eich, Grosswangen, Mauensee, Nottwil, Schenkon, Sursee
Website www.oberkirch.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Oberkirch is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Oberkirch is first mentioned in 1036 as Ecclesia superior though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the earlier document. In 1052 it was mentioned as Obernkilch.

Oberkirch has an area of 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 74.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 13.5% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 64.98% is used for farming or pastures, while 9.11% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 6.37% is covered with buildings, 0.99% is industrial, 0.44% is classed as special developments, 0.66% is parks or greenbelts and 3.62% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, and 0.33% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located southwest of Lake Sempach (Sempachersee). It consists of the village of Oberkirch and the hamlets of Dogelzwil, Oberhof, Unterhof and Zellhüsli.

Oberkirch has a population (as of 2007) of 3,317, of which 10.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 32.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (92.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 31.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.4%), the SVP (19.7%) and the Green Party (10.4%).


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