Sursee District

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Sursee District
Amt Sursee
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Luzern
Capital Sursee
Area
 • Total 302.04 km2 (116.62 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 72,373
 • Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 20

Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of 72,373 (as of 31 December 2012).

Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2012)[1]		 Area, km²
Beromünster 6,033 42.17
Büron 2,211 5.37
Buttisholz 3,257 16.71
Eich 1,690 9.22
Geuensee 2,592 6.47
Grosswangen 3,074 19.70
Hildisrieden 1,969 7.04
Knutwil 2,077 9.74
Mauensee 1,161 45.10
Neuenkirch 6,185 26.25
Nottwil 3,443 14.83
Oberkirch 3,808 9.10
Rickenbach 3,061 11.86
Ruswil 6,636 45.3
Schenkon 2,678 6.8
Schlierbach 755 7.2
Sempach 4,105 8.95
Sursee 9,079 5.9
Triengen 4,416 22.08
Wolhusen 4,143 14.3
Total 72,373 302.04[2]a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km2 (111.00 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

Mergers and name changes

  • On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.[3]
  • On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Gunzwil merged into the municipality of Beromünster.
  • On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster and the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 29 August 2013
  2. ↑ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 9 February 2013
Canton of Lucerne Districts of the Canton of Lucerne

Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°6′E / 47.167°N 8.100°E / 47.167; 8.100

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