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Hitzkirch
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Also known as Hitzkirch LU

Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkirch.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Hitzkirch
Swiss town.image_photo
Hitzkirch.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
Coat of arms of Hitzkirch.svg
Swiss town.canton
Lucerne
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-LU
Swiss town.district
Hochdorf
Swiss town.postal_code
6285
Swiss town.municipality_code
1030
Swiss town.area
24.62
Swiss town.elevation
498
Swiss town.website
www.hitzkirch.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Altwis, Ermensee, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Retschwil, Römerswil, Sulz

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hitzkirch
Population
5314
Area
24.66
Elevation
499
Official website
www.hitzkirch.ch
Image
Hitzkirch.jpg
Dialing code
041
Licence plate code
LU
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Commons category
Hitzkirch
postal code
6295
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1030
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8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Altwis
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Historic Population
  • World heritage site
  • References
  • External links

Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkirch.

==History== Hitzkirch is first mentioned in 1230 as Hiltschilche.

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