Hochdorf District

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 74,143 (as of 31 December 2020). 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 Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Hochdorf
Area
• Total	183.95 km2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	74,143
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	13

Hochdorf District consists of the following thirteen municipalities:

Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)[1]	Area, km2[2]
Aesch	1,285	4.61
Ballwil	2,679	8.77
Emmen	31,039	20.37
Ermensee	1,029	5.69
Eschenbach	3,677	13.21
Hitzkirch	5,455	27.61
Hochdorf	9,872	9.63
Hohenrain	2,429	23.24
Inwil	2,706	10.32
Rain	2,940	9.42
Römerswil	1,810	16.6
Rothenburg	7,715	15.5
Schongau	1,046	12.43
Total	74,143	177.49[3]

Mergers

On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.^[4]