Mentioned for the first time, albeit indirectly, in 1259 as Crepon,[3] in a document of Heinrich von Heidegg, it belonged to the Habsburgs, and was sold to Lucerne in 1406 as part of the Vogti Neuhabsburg.

Greppen lies on the eastern shore of the Küssnacht arm of Lake Lucerne, at the base of Mount Rigi.

Greppen stretches from Lake Lucerne up the west slope of Mount Rigi to just below Rigi-Staffel (elev.

Since then, the population has grown (1980-2004: +143.8%) because of improved transportation, the municipality's mild climate, and its proximity to Lucerne and Küssnacht.

Smaller immigrant groups were from France, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia.

[5] The non-professional Municipal Council is formed of the following: In the canton-level elections of 2003, the civil parties won the following portions of the votes: CVP 33.16%, FDP 27.59%, SVP 19.07%.

The leftist and progressive parties (SP and Green Alliance) won large portions of the votes, 9.48% and 8.25%, respectively, considering that Greppen is a rural municipality in the Lucerne District.

[4] The three municipalities near Mount Rigi in the District of Lucerne are planning a gradual union, because they already work together on many issues.

Although traditionally dominated by cattle and alpine dairy farming, and fishing, people also raised Chestnuts (in the mild climate) and mined Tuff.

Major employers include culinary operations, (moderate) tourism, pharmaceuticals, and construction.

[5] Because of such diverse projects as the alignment of the Zürichsee-Gotthard railroad track along Mount Rigi, and the failure to construct a railroad up Mount Rigi departing from Greppen, tourism is not as important in Greppen as it is in nearby municipalities.

This company also set up a bus line from Küssnacht to Brunnen via Weggis in 1932, which is important to local public transportation.

The nearest autobahn exchange, 5 km (3.1 mi) away in Küssnacht, has improved traffic and lead to a great increase in population.

There has been a village primary school in Greppen since 1809, which is attended by students in Kindergarten through grade 6.

The relatively intact village quality of Greppen has put it on the Inventar schützenswerter Ortschaften, or the "Inventory of protected communities."