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 . 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:
MunicipalityPopulation
Area, km2
Aesch
Ballwil
Emmen
Ermensee
Eschenbach
Hitzkirch
Hochdorf
Hohenrain
Inwil
Rain
Römerswil
Rothenburg
Schongau
Total

Mergers

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