Gisikon

History

Gisikon is first mentioned around 1270 as Gisinkon.

Geography

Gisikon has an area of . Of this area, 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 24.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 19.82% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 46.85% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 13.51% is covered with buildings, 2.7% is industrial, 0.9% is classed as special developments, and 8.11% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 4.5% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.9% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Reuss valley on the old highway between Lucerne and Zürich.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  7,484
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  5,795
• Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod

  Solidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida
  5,126
• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  5,002
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  4,973
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,853
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  4,239
• Lesser Marbled Fritillary

  Brenthis ino (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  4,180

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland