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Escholzmatt-Marbach is a
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
accessed 11 January 2013 The former municipality is located on the
Marbach had an area of . Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.
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Escholzmatt has an average of 153 days of rain per year and on average receives of
Escholzmatt-Marbach is a municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of Entlebuch
Entlebuch is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Entlebuch. The area has been designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001.
History
Entlebuch is first mentioned in 1157, as ''Entilibuoch ...
in the canton of Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
in Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History
Escholzmatt is first mentioned in 1160 as ''Askolvismatte''. In 1240 it was mentioned as ''Askoltispach'' and ''Asholtismate'', in 1275 it was mentioned as ''Aeschelsmat''. Marbach is first mentioned in 1306 as ''Marpach''.Geography
The former municipalities that now make up Escholzmatt-Marbach have a total combined area of . Escholzmatt had an area of . Of this area, 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).accessed 11 January 2013 The former municipality is located on the
watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
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* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
between the Grosse and Kleine Emme
The Kleine Emme is a river of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, a left tributary of the Reuss extending for 58 km, draining a basin of 477 km². It is not to be confused with the Emme of the canton of Bern.
The Kleine Emme rises as ...
rivers. The lowest elevation in the municipality is while the highest is on the Schrattenfluh by Hengst. It consists of the village of Escholzmatt and the hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...
of Lehn, Feldmoos, Wiggen, and Dürrenbach.
Marbach had an area of . Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.
Demographics
The total population of Escholzmatt-Marbach () is .Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:Weather
Escholzmatt has an average of 153 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...
. The wettest month is June during which time Escholzmatt receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 15.1 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 15.5, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 15.1 days.
Marbach has an average of 162.3 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...
. The wettest month is June during which time Marbach receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 16.4 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 16.9, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 16.4 days., the weather station elevation is 847 meters above sea level.
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* {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne