Lucerne District
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Lucerne District Amt Luzern | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Luzern |
| Capital | Lucerne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259.92 km2 (100.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 176,710 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 18 |
Lucerne District (German: Luzern) is a former Amt (administrative district) of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 18 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis, Lucerne-Stadt and Lucerne-Land.[1]
| Municipalities | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Adligenswil | 5,471 | 6.99 |
| Buchrain | 6,400 | 4.80 |
| Dierikon | 1,579 | 2.78 |
| Ebikon | 14,066 | 9.69 |
| Gisikon | 1,421 | 1.08 |
| Greppen | 1,185 | 5.25 |
| Honau | 414 | 1.25 |
| Horw | 14,211 | 20.43 |
| Kriens | 28,245 | 27.31 |
| Lucerne | 82,620 | 29.04b |
| Malters | 7,410 | 28.57 |
| Meggen | 7,562 | 13.93 |
| Meierskappel | 1,477 | 9.23 |
| Root | 5,335 | 8.65 |
| Schwarzenberg | 1,738 | 39.31 |
| Udligenswil | 2,371 | 6.22 |
| Vitznau | 1,426 | 11.76 |
| Weggis | 4,440 | 25.29 |
| District of Lucerne | 176,710 | 259.92[3]a |
- ^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 216.65 km2 (83.65 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
- ^b Includes the area of Littau which merged into Luzern on 1 January 2010.
Mergers
[edit]On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine as of 2000 survey, (in German) accessed 25 August 2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3161. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
