Lucerne District (german: Luzern) is a former ''Amt'' (administrative district) of the
Canton of Lucerne,
Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 18
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, of which the city of
Lucerne is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis,
Lucerne-Stadt and
Lucerne-Land.
[Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
accessed 9 February 2013
: 1992/97 survey gives a total area of without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
: Includes the area of
Littau
Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.
History
Littau is fi ...
which merged into
Luzern on 1 January 2010.
Mergers
On 1 January 2010 the municipality of
Littau
Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.
History
Littau is fi ...
merged into the municipality of
Lucerne.
References
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Districts of the canton of Lucerne