Schwarzenberg, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°10′E / 47.017°N 8.167°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 8°10′E / 47.017°N 8.167°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Lucerne | |
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| • Total | 39.25 km2 (15.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,704 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6103 | |
| SFOS number | 1066 | |
| Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Entlebuch, Hergiswil (NW), Kriens, Malters, Werthenstein | |
| Website |
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Schwarzenberg is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Schwarzenberg has an area of 39.2 km2 (15.1 sq mi). Of this area, 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 53.79% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 36.34% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.33% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.45% is covered with buildings, 0.13% is industrial, 0.1% is classed as special developments, 0.05% is parks or greenbelts and 0.94% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.87% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 5.99% is other unproductive land.
Schwarzenberg has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 1,602, of which 6.1% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.7%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the FDP which received 33.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.6%), the CVP (23.4%) and the SPS (5.1%).
The age distribution in Schwarzenberg is; 438 people or 27% of the population is 0–19 years old. 383 people or 23.6% are 20–39 years old, and 615 people or 37.8% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 147 people or 9% are 65–79 years old, 38 or 2.3% are 80–89 years old and 4 people or 0.2% of the population are 90+ years old.
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