Hildisrieden

Hildisrieden is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

History

Hildisrieden is first mentioned in 1173 as Hiltensrieden.

Geography

Hildisrieden has an area of 7 km² (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 78% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.2%) is settled.In the 1997 land survey, 11.87% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.15% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.87% is covered with buildings, 0.14% is industrial, 0.43% is parks or greenbelts and 3.72% is transportation infrastructure.

Demographics

Hildisrieden has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 2,055.As of 2007, 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).