Hochdorf (district)
Encyclopedia
Hochdorf District is 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 ).
Hochdorf District consists of the following fourteen municipalities:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Lucerne
Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf
Hochdorf, Lucerne
Hochdorf is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Hochdorf has an area of . Of this area, 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
. It has a population of (as of ).
Hochdorf District consists of the following fourteen municipalities:
- 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 177.5 km² (68.5 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.