Hochdorf District

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Hochdorf District
Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Location of Hochdorf District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Luzern
CapitalHochdorf
Area
 • Total183.95 km2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total73,741
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities13

Hochdorf District was one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf. It has a population of 73,741 (as of 31 December 2019). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Hochdorf to Wahlkreis Hochdorf as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Hochdorf everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Hochdorf District consists of the following thirteen municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2019)[1] 		Area, km²[2]
Aesch 1,259 4.61
Ballwil 2,710 8.77
Emmen 31,043 20.37
Ermensee 989 5.69
Eschenbach 3,627 13.21
Hitzkirch 5,858 27.61
Hochdorf 9,884 9.63
Hohenrain 2,403 23.24
Inwil 2,641 10.32
Rain 2,831 9.42
Römerswil 1,788 16.6
Rothenburg 7,678 15.5
Schongau 1,030 12.43
Total 73,741 177.49[3]

Mergers[]

On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen accessed 14 February 2018
  3. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB - Arealstatistik: Bodenbedeckung (NOLC04) nach Bezirk und Gemeinde, in Hektaren (in German) accessed 27 October 2017
  4. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°17′E / 47.167°N 8.283°E / 47.167; 8.283

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