Nottwil (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nottwil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.Nottwil is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Nottewile. In 1275 it was mentioned as Otewile. Nottwil has an area of 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi). Of this area, 77.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). 4] In the 1997 land survey, 8.91% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.25% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.49% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 8.33% is covered with buildings, 0.19% is industrial, 0.58% is classed as special developments, 0.77% is parks or greenbelts and 2.71% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.19% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), and 0.58% is other unproductive land.