# Lucerne District

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For the municipal electoral district in Canada, see [Lucerne District (Gatineau)](/source/Lucerne_District_(Gatineau)).

District in Switzerland

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 679.86/km2 (1,760.8/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Municipalities 17

**Lucerne District** ([German](/source/German_language): ***Luzern***) is a former *Amt* (administrative district) of the [Canton of Lucerne](/source/Canton_of_Lucerne), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 17 [municipalities](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland), of which the city of [Lucerne](/source/Lucerne) is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis, [Lucerne-Stadt](/source/Lucerne-Stadt_District) and [Lucerne-Land](/source/Lucerne-Land_District).[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 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 9.9 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](#ref_area)** 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](#ref_Littau)** Includes the area of [Littau](/source/Littau) which merged into [Luzern](/source/Luzern) on 1 January 2010.

## Mergers

- On 1 January 2010 the municipality of [Littau](/source/Littau) merged into the municipality of [Lucerne](/source/Lucerne).[4]

- On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of [Honau](/source/Honau%2C_Switzerland) merged into the municipality of [Root](/source/Root%2C_Switzerland).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mutation_1-0)** [Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html) (in German) accessed 9 February 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stat2020_LU_2-0)** ["Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-0102020000_201). *bfs.admin.ch* (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office](http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/bz_0301.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120229004655/http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/bz_0301.htm) 2012-02-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) as of 2000 survey, (in German) accessed 25 August 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fusion_4-0)** [Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009](https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021059/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3161. Archived from [the original](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf) (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

Authority control databases Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

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