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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 403.061/km2 (1,043.92/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)
Area, km²
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

Mergers

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

See also

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