Lieli Explained

Subject Name:Lieli
Imagepath Coa:Pic_Lieli.png
Municipality Type:former
Canton:Lucerne
Municipality Code:1034
Postal Code:6277
Iso-Code-Region:CH-LU
Coordinates:47.2°N 26°W
Elevation:649
Area:3.69
Population:207
Populationof:December 2004
Popofyear:2004

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]

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.

Geography

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

Demographics

The historical population is given in the following table:

yearpopulation
1678258
1798211
1850244
1900193
1950199
1980142

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gemeindereform.lu.ch/index/strukturreform/bisherige_fusionen.htm Canton of Lucerne, Office of Municipalities