Sulz, Lucerne
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°17′E / 47.217°N 8.283°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 8°17′E / 47.217°N 8.283°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Hochdorf | |
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| • Total | 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 661 m (2,169 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 186 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6284 | |
| SFOS number | 1042 | |
| Surrounded by | Beinwil (Freiamt) (AG), Gelfingen, Hämikon, Hitzkirch, Lieli, Müswangen | |
| Website |
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Sulz is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Retschwil joined Hitzkirch.
Sulz has an area of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 65.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.4%) 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)
Sulz has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 186, of which 4.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.4%), with the rest speaking French (0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (37%), the SVP (19.5%) and the Green Party (1.7%).
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