Sursee (District)
Encyclopedia
Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German
-speaking Canton of Lucerne
, Switzerland
. Its capital is the town of Sursee
. It has a population of (as of ).
Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Lucerne
Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its capital is the town of Sursee
Sursee
Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure river enters the lake , hence the name "Sursee"....
. It has a population of (as of ).
Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:
- 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.5 km² (111 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.