Hochdorf District

Hochdorf District Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Hochdorf
Area
• Total	183.95 km^2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	69,693
• Density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	14

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 69,693 (as of 31 December 2014). 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 fourteen municipalities:

Municipality	Population (31 December 2014)[1]	Area, km²
Aesch	1,051	5.80
Altwis	410	2.93
Ballwil	2,649	8.77
Emmen	29,292	20.37
Ermensee	865	5.69
Eschenbach	3,594	13.21
Hitzkirch	5,069	24.62
Hochdorf	9,401	9.6
Hohenrain	2,481	23.4
Inwil	2,429	10.32
Rain	2,533	9.42
Römerswil	1,669	17.39
Rothenburg	7,246	15.50
Schongau	1,004	12.43
Total	69,693	183.95[2]^a

^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 177.50 km² (68.53 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

References

1. Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
2. LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009

External links

• Hochdorf (Amt) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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