Sursee District is one of the five ''Ämtern'', or districts, of the

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-speaking

Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Switzerland. It is located in the country's central, German-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking part. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population included 57 ...

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. Its capital is the town of

Sursee Sursee is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sursee (Amt), Sursee in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from wh ...

. 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 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

Mergers and name changes

*On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 9 February 2013 *On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of

Gunzwil Gunzwil was a municipality within the district of Sursee, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the municipality of Beromünster, becoming a village inside the new municipality of Beromünster. History Gunzwil wa ...

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 Pfeffikon is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sursee (Amt), Sursee in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Pfeffikon m ...

merged into the municipality of Rickenbach. The municipality of

Wolhusen Wolhusen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Entlebuch District, Entlebuch in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Wolhusen has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% ...

moved from the Sursee District to the

Entlebuch District Entlebuch District is one of six districts () of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its administrative center is the village of Schüpfheim. Entlebuch District roughly corresponds to the basin of the river Kleine Emme. The district receives its na ...

References

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