Hochdorf District was one of the five ''Ämtern'', or districts, of the
German
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-speaking
Canton of Lucerne
The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the populati ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. Its capital is the town of
Hochdorf. It has a population of (as 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:
Mergers
On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of
Altwis
Altwis is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.
History
Altwis is first mentioned in 1113 as ''A ...
merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.
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Districts of the canton of Lucerne