Willisau District (Willisau District)
Willisau District is one of the five districts (Ämter) of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Willisau. It has a population of (as of ). In 2013 its name was changed from Amt Willisau to Wahlkreis Willisau as part of a reorganization of the canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Willisau everything else remained essentially unchanged.
Willisau District consists of the following municipalities:
* 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 337.45 km2 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.
* On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.
* On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.
Willisau District consists of the following municipalities:
* 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 337.45 km2 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.
* On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.
* On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.
Map - Willisau District (Willisau 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 |