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Hochdorf District

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Hochdorf District

| native_name = Wahlkreis Hochdorf

| settlement_type = District

| image_map = Karte Bezirk Hochdorf 2009.png

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CHE}}

| subdivision_type2 = Canton

| subdivision_name2 = {{Flag|Luzern}}

| subdivision_type3 = Capital

| subdivision_name3 = Hochdorf

| area_total_km2 = 183.95

| area_footnotes =

| population_as_of = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-LU}}

| population_total = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-LU|B0313}}

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities

| blank_info_sec1 = 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 {{Swiss populations| CH-LU | B0313}} (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-LU}}). 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:

class="wikitable"

!width="190" | Municipality

!width="100" | Population
({{Swiss populations date|CH-LU}}){{Swiss populations ref|CH-LU}}

!width="100" | Area, km2{{Swiss area data

Source}}
Aeschalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1021}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1021|km=yes}}

Ballwilalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1023}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1023|km=yes}}

Emmenalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1024}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1024|km=yes}}

Ermenseealign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1025}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1025|km=yes}}

Eschenbachalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1026}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1026|km=yes}}

Hitzkirchalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1030}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1030|km=yes}}

Hochdorfalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1031}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1031|km=yes}}

Hohenrainalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1032}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1032|km=yes}}

Inwilalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1033}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1033|km=yes}}

Rainalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1037}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1037|km=yes}}

Römerswilalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1039}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1039|km=yes}}

Rothenburgalign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1040}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1040|km=yes}}

Schongaualign="center" | {{Swiss populations|CH-LU|1041}}

| align="right" | {{Swiss area|1041|km=yes}}

bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Totalalign="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | {{Swiss populations | CH-LU | B0313}}

| align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | {{Swiss area|B0313|km=yes}}{{Swiss area data

Source-BZ}}

Mergers

On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.{{Cite web |url=https://www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch/de/home |title=Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden |year=2021 | work=bfs.admin.ch | publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |accessdate= 4 January 2021}}

References

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External links

  • {{HDS|11151|Hochdorf (Amt)}}

{{Districts of the canton of Lucerne}}

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Category:Districts of the canton of Lucerne