Ohmstal
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°57′E / 47.167°N 7.950°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 7°57′E / 47.167°N 7.950°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Willisau | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2010) | ||
| • Total | 312 | |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6143 | |
| SFOS number | 1138 | |
| Surrounded by | Ebersecken, Gettnau, Grossdietwil, Schötz, Zell | |
| Website |
www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Ohmstal is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ohmstal merged into the municipality of Schötz.
Ohmstal is first mentioned around 1150 as Omistal. In the 15th to 17th Centuries it was known as Amanstal.
Before the merger, Ohmstal had a total area of 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive rivers. In the 1997 land survey[update], 26.56% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 65.63% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.23% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.23% is covered with buildings, 0.22% is industrial, 0.22% is classed as special developments, 0.22% is parks or greenbelts and 2.01% is transportation infrastructure.
The former municipality is located on the left sided of the Luthern river valley.
Ohmstal had a population (as of 2010) of 312. As of 2007[update], 19 or about 6.0% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.7%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 0.9%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.2%), the FDP (16.2%) and the Green Party (6.5%).
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