Hochdorf (Lucerne)

Geschichte

Hochdorf is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryHochdorf is first mentioned in 924 as Hodorf.GeographyHochdorf is located in the upper Seetal valley, in the canton of Lucerne.The municipality consists of the village of Hochdorf and the hamlets of Baldegg, Huwyl, Urswil and part of Ligschwil. It has an area of 9.6km2. Of this area, 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)., 10.21% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 64.69% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.33% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 10% is covered with buildings, 4.27% is industrial, 0.42% is classed as special developments, 1.35% is parks or greenbelts and 5.21% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.31% is other unproductive land.DemographicsHochdorf has a population of 8,246, of which 18.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.1%. Most of the population speaks German (87.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.6%) and Albanian being third ( 2.6%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.7%), the FDP (21.8%) and the SPS (9.3%).