Willisau (district)
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Willisau District is one of the five districts , of the German
-speaking Canton of Lucerne
, Switzerland
. Its capital is the town of Willisau
. It has a population of (as of ).
Willisau District consists of the following 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 Willisau
Willisau
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land and Willisau Stadt .-Foundation:...
. It has a population of (as of ).
Willisau District consists of the following municipalities:
- 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 337.45 km² (130.3 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.