Sursee District (Sursee District)
Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of (as of ). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Sursee to Wahlkreis Sursee as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Sursee everything else remained essentially unchanged.
Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:
* 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km2 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
* On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.
* On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Gunzwil merged into the municipality of Beromünster.
* On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster and the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach. The municipality of Wolhusen moved from the Sursee District to the Entlebuch District.
Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:
* 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km2 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
* On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.
* On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Gunzwil merged into the municipality of Beromünster.
* On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster and the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach. The municipality of Wolhusen moved from the Sursee District to the Entlebuch District.
Map - Sursee District (Sursee District)
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Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas the Swiss population of approximately 8.7 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are located, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| CHF | Swiss franc | Fr | 2 |
| CHE | WIR Bank | 2 | |
| CHW | WIR Bank | 2 |
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| FR | French language |
| DE | German language |
| IT | Italian language |
| RM | Romansh language |