Entlebuch (district)

Entlebuch is one of the five "Ämtern", or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the village of Schüpfheim.

Entlebuch consists of the following municipalities:

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.

ee also

*Entlebuch Biosphere

External links

*HDS|7510|District of Entlebuch
* [http://www.eol.ch Entlebuch online] de icon
* [http://www.biosphaere.ch/english/ UNESCO Biosphaere Entlebuch]