Ettiswil
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Ettiswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2006 the municipality of Kottwil, lying several kilometres to the northeast, was incorporated into Ettiswil.
History
Ettiswil is first mentioned around 1070-90. It was mentioned between 1217 and 1222 as Ettiswile.
Geography
Ettiswil has an area, as of 2006, of 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi). Of this area, 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 17.35% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 70.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.88% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.04% is covered with buildings, 0.24% is industrial, 0.64% is classed as special developments, and 2.4% is transportation infrastructure.
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