Lieli

Lieli is a village in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Hochdorf merged with Hohenrain on January 1, 2007 to form Hohenrain.[1]

Lieli
Coat of arms of Lieli
Location of Lieli
Lieli is located in Switzerland
Lieli
Lieli
Lieli is located in Canton of Lucerne
Lieli
Lieli
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°18′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictHochdorf
Area
  Total3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
  Total207
  Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6277
SFOS number1034
Website
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

History

Lieli is first mentioned around 900 as Lielae. In the local Swiss German dialect it was as Nieli as far back as the 17th Century.[2]

Geography

Aerial view (1953)

The village became part of the municipality of Hohenrain in 2007.

Demographics

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1678 258
1798 211
1850 244
1900 193
1950 199
1980 142

References

  1. Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 18 August 2009
  2. Lieli in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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