Escholzmatt-Marbach
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Escholzmatt-Marbach | |
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Escholzmatt village Marbach village | |
  Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Location of Escholzmatt-Marbach | |
  Escholzmatt-Marbach  Escholzmatt-Marbach | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°56′E / 46.917°N 7.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Entlebuch |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.37 km2 (41.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 852 m (2,795 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
• Total | 4,355 |
| • Density | 40.94/km2 (106.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6182 |
| SFOS number | 1010 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Surrounded by | Flühli, Romoos, Schüpfheim, Trub (BE) |
| Website | www.escholzmatt.ch |
Escholzmatt-Marbach is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.[2]
Geography
The former municipalities that now make up Escholzmatt-Marbach have a total combined area of 106.4 km2 (41.08 sq mi).[5]
Escholzmatt had an area of 61.3 km2 (23.7 sq mi). 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).[6] The former municipality is located on the watershed between the Grosse and Kleine Emme rivers. The lowest elevation in the municipality is 753 m (2,470 ft) while the highest is 2,090 m (6,860 ft) on the Schrattenfluh by Hengst. It consists of the village of Escholzmatt and the hamlets of Lehn, Feldmoos, Wiggen, and Dürrenbach.
Marbach had an area of 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi). 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).[6] The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.
Demographics
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[8]
