Sursee District

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 71,655 (as of 31 December 2015). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Sursee to Wahlkreis Sursee as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Sursee everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Contents

• Map of Sursee District Switzerland
• Mergers and name changes
• References

Map of Sursee District, Switzerland

Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:

^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km² (111.00 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.