Entlebuch District

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.

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]

View from the Mittlist Gfäll Alp to Schrattenflue and Chemmeribodenflue in the Entlebuch region

See also

• Entlebuch Biosphere

References

1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ 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

Coordinates: 46°56′N 8°0′E / 46.933°N 8°E / 46.933; 8