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Retschwil

Retschwil
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms of Retschwil
Coat of arms
Retschwil is located in Switzerland
Retschwil
Retschwil
Retschwil is located in Canton of Lucerne
Retschwil
Retschwil
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°15′E / 47.200°N 8.250°E / 47.200; 8.250Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°15′E / 47.200°N 8.250°E / 47.200; 8.250
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Hochdorf
Area
 • Total 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation 482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 • Total 174
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code 6285
SFOS number 1038
Surrounded by Gelfingen, Hitzkirch, Römerswil
Website
Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.

Retschwil has an area of 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.8%) is settled.

On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger. A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch. The merged municipality has an area of 24.62 km2 (9.51 sq mi)

Retschwil has a population (as of 2007) of 174, of which 1.7% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (96.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.6%) and French being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.6%), the FDP (22.1%) and the Green Party (6.8%).


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