Hochdorf District
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District in Switzerland
Hochdorf District
Wahlkreis Hochdorf | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Location of Hochdorf District | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Luzern |
| Capital | Hochdorf |
| Area | |
• Total | 183.95 km2 (71.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 74,143 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 13 |
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen accessed 14 February 2018
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB - Arealstatistik: Bodenbedeckung (NOLC04) nach Bezirk und Gemeinde, in Hektaren (in German) accessed 27 October 2017
- ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links
- Hochdorf (Amt) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .