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Entlebuch District
Amt Entlebuch— District — Country Switzerland
Canton Luzern
Capital Schüpfheim Area – Total 410.13 km2 (158.4 sq mi) Population (2009) – Total 18,443 – Density 45/km2 (116.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Municipalities 9 Entlebuch District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the village of Schüpfheim.
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History
The area of the district is equivalent to the historical region of Entlebuch. At a total area of 395 km² it is dominated by the main valley of the Kleine Emme. The valley had been acquired by the house of Habsburg in 1300. In the later 14th century, the Entlebuch was in conflict with Obwalden over the right to alpine pastures, culminating in the battle of Sörenberg in 1380. As a result of the conflict, the Entlebuch sought an alliance with Lucerne and in 1385 became a subject territory of that city. The region was long known as the "poorhouse of Switzerland" (also as the "Wild West of Lucerne") and is struggling for economic independence even today. In 2001 UNESCO accepted the region of Entlebuch to become part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, in which conservation of the natural and cultural landscape is coupled with strengthening the local economy.
Municipalities
Entlebuch consists of the following municipalities:
Municipality Population
(31 December 2009)[1]Area, km² Doppleschwand 692 6.95 Entlebuch 3,304 56.90 Escholzmatt 3,159 61.29 Flühli 1,942 108.24 Hasle 1,710 40.33 Marbach 1,196 45.10 Romoos 719 37.24 Schüpfheim 3,820 38.37 Werthenstein 1,901 15.80 Total 18,443 410.13[2] See also
References
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
- ^ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009
External links
- District of Entlebuch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Entlebuch online (German)
- UNESCO Biosphaere Entlebuch
Categories:- Districts of the canton of Lucerne
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