Lieli

Lieli
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Lieli
Coat of arms
Location of Lieli
Lieli is located in Switzerland
Lieli
Lieli
Location within Switzerland
Lieli is located in Canton of Lucerne
Lieli
Lieli
Location within Canton of Lucerne
Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°18′E / 47.200°N 8.300°E / 47.200; 8.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictHochdorf
Area
 • Total
3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
 • Total
207
 • Density56.1/km2 (145/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6277
SFOS number1034
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Website
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

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.

History

Lieli is first mentioned around the year 900 as Lielae. In the local Swiss German dialect, it was known as Nieli as far back as the 17th Century.

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:

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. 1 2 "Lieli" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.