Hochdorf District

Hochdorf District
Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Location of Hochdorf District
Country Switzerland
Canton Luzern
CapitalHochdorf
Area
 • Total
183.95 km2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
74,143
 • 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 74,143 (as of 31 December 2020). 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 2020)[1] 		Area, km2[2]
Aesch 1,285 4.61
Ballwil 2,679 8.77
Emmen 31,039 20.37
Ermensee 1,029 5.69
Eschenbach 3,677 13.21
Hitzkirch 5,455 27.61
Hochdorf 9,872 9.63
Hohenrain 2,429 23.24
Inwil 2,706 10.32
Rain 2,940 9.42
Römerswil 1,810 16.6
Rothenburg 7,715 15.5
Schongau 1,046 12.43
Total 74,143 177.49[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 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  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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