Luthern Facts for Kids

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Luthern

Coat of arms

Luthern

Location in Switzerland

Luthern

Location in Canton of Lucerne

Switzerland

Area

• Total

37.76 km² (14.58 sq mi)

Elevation

775 m (2,543 ft)

Population

(Dec 2020 )

• Total

1,245

• Density

32.971/km² (85.40/sq mi)

Postal code

6156

Surrounded by

Eriswil (BE), Hergiswil bei Willisau, Sumiswald (BE), Trub (BE), Ufhusen, Willisau

Luthern is a small town, also called a municipality, located in Switzerland. It's part of the Willisau district in the canton of Lucerne.

A Look at Luthern's Past
Exploring Luthern's Geography
Understanding Luthern's People
Luthern's Weather Patterns
Gallery
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A Look at Luthern's Past

Luthern is quite an old place! The first time it was ever written about was in the year 1275. Back then, its name was spelled Lutrun.

Exploring Luthern's Geography

An aerial view of Luthern from 1950.

Luthern covers an area of about 37.9 square kilometers (about 14.6 square miles). A large part of this land is used for farming, about 47.8%. Almost the same amount, 47.6%, is covered by forests.

Only a small portion, 3.5%, has buildings or roads. The rest, about 1.1%, is made up of rivers or other natural areas.

This municipality is found in the upper Luthern valley. This valley is located in the northern part of the Napfgebiet region. Luthern includes the main village of Luthern. It also has smaller areas called hamlets, like Luthernbad, Hofstatt, and Flühlen. You'll also find many scattered farmhouses throughout the area.

Understanding Luthern's People

Population and Languages

Luthern has a population of about 1,366 people. Most of the people living here are Swiss citizens. Only a small number, about 2.1%, are from other countries.

Over the last ten years, the number of people living in Luthern has gone down a bit. Most people in Luthern speak German, which is about 98.5% of the population. A smaller number speak Portuguese (0.7%) or Albanian (0.6%).

Local Politics and Elections

In the 2007 election, the most popular political group was the CVP. They received 65.2% of the votes. The next most popular groups were the SVP (17.7%), the FDP (12.8%), and the Green Party (2.2%).

Age Groups in Luthern

Looking at the age of people in Luthern in 2008:

About 27.4% of the population was 19 years old or younger.
Around 24.3% were between 20 and 39 years old.
About 30.5% were between 40 and 64 years old.
Older adults, aged 65 to 79, made up 12.4% of the population.
About 4.8% were 80 to 89 years old.
A very small group, 0.7%, was 90 years old or older.

Education and Homes

People in Switzerland are generally well-educated. In Luthern, about 51.4% of adults aged 25-64 have finished high school or gone on to higher education. This could be a university or a special college called a Fachhochschule.

In 2000, there were 438 households in Luthern. About 19.2% of these homes had only one person living in them. Around 24.2% were larger households with five or more family members.

Most homes were either two or three stories tall. There were only a few single-story buildings.

Jobs and Work in Luthern

Luthern has a very low unemployment rate, only 0.4%. This means almost everyone who wants a job has one.

In 2005, many people worked in different types of jobs:

Primary sector: 358 people worked in farming or related jobs. There were 140 businesses in this area.
Secondary sector: 134 people worked in manufacturing or construction. There were 22 businesses here.
Tertiary sector: 191 people worked in services, like shops or offices. There were 28 businesses in this sector.

In 2000, about 48.4% of the people in Luthern had a job. Women made up about 37.5% of the working population.

Religious Beliefs

In 2000, most people in Luthern were Roman Catholic, about 83.1%. Another 11.4% were Protestant. A small number of people belonged to other Christian faiths or were Muslim. Some people did not belong to any organized religion.

How Luthern's Population Changed Over Time

Here's a look at how the number of people living in Luthern has changed over the years:

year	population
about 1695	ca. 600
1798	1,624
1850	2,002
1900	1,702
1950	1,977
2000	1,520

Luthern's Weather Patterns

Luthern experiences an average of 145.1 days of rain or snow each year. On average, it receives about 1478 millimeters (about 58 inches) of precipitation.

The wettest month is June, with about 154 millimeters (about 6 inches) of rain over 12.2 days. May has the most days with precipitation, about 14.5 days, but with slightly less rain. February is the driest month, receiving about 97 millimeters (about 3.8 inches) of precipitation over 11.6 days.