Hochdorf District

Hochdorf District Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Hochdorf
Area
• Total	183.95 km^2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	70,964
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/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 70,964 (as of 31 December 2015). 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 2015)[1]	Area, km²
Aesch	1,088	5.80
Altwis	416	2.93
Ballwil	2,748	8.77
Emmen	29,723	20.37
Ermensee	892	5.69
Eschenbach	3,658	13.21
Hitzkirch	5,152	24.62
Hochdorf	9,725	9.6
Hohenrain	2,539	23.4
Inwil	2,427	10.32
Rain	2,541	9.42
Römerswil	1,706	17.39
Rothenburg	7,337	15.50
Schongau	1,012	12.43
Total	70,964	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 Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
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