Escholzmatt

Escholzmatt
Coat of arms of Escholzmatt
Location of Escholzmatt
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Escholzmatt is located in Switzerland
Escholzmatt
Escholzmatt
Escholzmatt is located in Canton of Lucerne
Escholzmatt
Escholzmatt
Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°56′E / 46.917°N 7.933°E / 46.917; 7.933
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictEntlebuch
Area
 • Total61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Elevation
852 m (2,795 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total3,138
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6182
SFOS number1003
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Surrounded byFlühli, Marbach, Romoos, Schüpfheim, Trub (BE)
Websitewww.escholzmatt.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Escholzmatt is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Escholzmatt was the Canton's second largest municipality in terms of area. It is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.[1]

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013