Willisau District is one of the five districts (german: Ämter) 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
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 (W. Country) and Willisau Stadt (W. Town).[
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: 1992/97 survey gives a total area of without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.
Mergers
*On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of
Ebersecken
Ebersecken is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.
History
Ebersecken is first mentioned in 1274 as ''Ebersec ...
merged into Altishofen.
*On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of
Gettnau
Gettnau is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.
History
Gettnau is first mentioned in the 9th Century as ''Kepinhouva ...
merged into Willisau.
References
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Districts of the canton of Lucerne