Hochdorf District Explained

Official Name:Hochdorf District
Native Name:Wahlkreis Hochdorf
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:183.95
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
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 (as of). 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:

Mergers

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden . 2021 . bfs.admin.ch . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . 4 January 2021.