Werthenstein
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Werthenstein is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Geography
Werthenstein has an area of 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 32.38% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 56.28% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.31% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.93% is covered with buildings, 1.08% is industrial, 0.38% is classed as special developments, 0.25% is parks or greenbelts and 2.29% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.96% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.13% is other unproductive land.
Demographics
Werthenstein has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,125. As of 2007, 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
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