title: Hochdorf District
text: # Hochdorf District
  
  Hochdorf District was one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf. It has a population of 74,143 (as of 31 December 2020). 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:
  
  | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) | Area, km² |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aesch | 1,285 | 4.61 |
  | Ballwil | 2,679 | 8.77 |
  | Emmen | 31,039 | 20.37 |
  | Ermensee | 1,029 | 5.69 |
  | Eschenbach | 3,677 | 13.21 |
  | Hitzkirch | 5,455 | 27.61 |
  | Hochdorf | 9,872 | 9.63 |
  | Hohenrain | 2,429 | 23.24 |
  | Inwil | 2,706 | 10.32 |
  | Rain | 2,940 | 9.42 |
  | Römerswil | 1,810 | 16.6 |
  | Rothenburg | 7,715 | 15.5 |
  | Schongau | 1,046 | 12.43 |
  | Total | 74,143 | 177.49 |
  
  ## Mergers
  
  On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.
  
  