▁M uri . ▁ ▁History ▁But tw il ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 0 ▁as ▁But w ile . ▁ ▁From ▁its ▁found ing ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁M uri ▁Ab bey ▁possessed ▁extensive ▁real ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁A arg au ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 5 ▁the ▁high ▁court ▁right , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁H abs burg s , ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Confeder ation . ▁ ▁The ▁low ▁court ▁right ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁The ▁chap el ▁of ▁St . ▁James ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁chap el ▁of ▁ease ▁in ▁the ▁M uri ▁parish . ▁ ▁This ▁former ▁far ming ▁village ▁showed , ▁up ▁about ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁a ▁steady ▁population ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁sharp ▁increase ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁virt ually ▁fog - free ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁short ▁comm utes ▁on ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁Zur ich ▁and ▁Luc erne . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁bus ▁connection ▁to ▁M uri . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁But tw il ▁has ▁an ▁area , ▁, ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Of ▁this ▁area , ▁ ▁or ▁ 6 4 . 6 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes , ▁while ▁ ▁or ▁ 2 2 . 8 % ▁is ▁for ested . ▁▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁