Entlebuch office
Entlebuch office | |
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Basic data | |
Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | Lucerne (LU) |
Main town : | Schüpfheim |
Area : | 410.18 km² |
Residents: | 18,749 (December 31, 2012) |
Population density : | 46 inhabitants per km² |
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The Entlebuch office was one of five offices in the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland . The main town was Schüpfheim . The new Lucerne cantonal constitution of 2007 no longer has any offices; However, they continued to serve as statistical units for the time being. The Entlebuch office was replaced on January 1, 2013 by the Entlebuch constituency .
geography
The Entlebuch office was in the southwest of the canton of Lucerne, south of the Napf . The office was more or less congruent with the headwaters of the rivers Kleine Emme and Ilfis , one of the headwaters of the Emme .
List of municipalities
The Entlebuch office consisted of the following nine municipalities:
coat of arms | Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2012) |
Area in km² |
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Doppleschwand | 739 | 6.94 | |
Entlebuch | 3296 | 56.89 | |
Escholzmatt | 3134 | 61.41 | |
Flühli | 1902 | 108.20 | |
Hasle | 1751 | 40.29 | |
Marbach | 1212 | 45.08 | |
Romoos | 695 | 37.32 | |
Schüpfheim | 4053 | 38.27 | |
Werthenstein | 1967 | 15.78 | |
Total (9) | 18,749 | 410.18 |
Changes in the community
- 1853: Merger of Wolhusen Markt and Werthenstein → Werthenstein
- 1889: Merger of Schachen and Werthenstein → Werthenstein
- 2013: Merger of Escholzmatt and Marbach → Escholzmatt-Marbach
- 2013: District change of all municipalities in the Entlebuch office → Entlebuch constituency
- 2013: Change of district Wolhusen from Sursee → constituency Entlebuch
Biosphere reserve
The Entlebuch region since 2000, the first UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve in Switzerland (after Seville Strategy). Eight of the nine municipalities of the Entlebuch office belong to the Unesco Biosphere Entlebuch: Doppleschwand, Entlebuch, Escholzmatt, Flühli, Hasle, Marbach, Romoos and Schüpfheim.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by institutional breakdown, gender, nationality and age (permanent resident population)