Entlebuch
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| Coordinates: 47°0′N 8°4′E / 47.000°N 8.067°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 8°4′E / 47.000°N 8.067°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Entlebuch | |
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| • Mayor | Hansruedi Lipp | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 56.89 km2 (21.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 723 m (2,372 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,349 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6160-6162-6163 | |
| SFOS number | 1002 | |
| Surrounded by | Doppleschwand, Hasle, Malters, Schwarzenberg, Werthenstein, Wolhusen, Alpnach(OW), Sarnen(OW) | |
| Website |
www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Entlebuch is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Entlebuch. The area has been designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2001.
Entlebuch is first mentioned in 1157 as Entilibuoch or Entelinbuoch.
Entlebuch has an area of 57 km2 (22 sq mi). Of this area, 50.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 42.61% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.86% is used for farming or pastures, while 1.19% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 1.86% is covered with buildings, 0.21% is industrial, 0.16% is classed as special developments, 0.02% is parks or greenbelts and 1.46% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.84% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 2.79% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located on the right bank of the Entlen and the Kleine Emme rivers. The village of Entlebuch is located at the confluence of the Entlen into the Emme. It consists of the village of Entlebuch and village sections of Ebnet, Finsterwald, Rengg, Rotmoos, Gfellen (since 1970 a ski resort) and the exclave of Dieplischwand an der Fontanne.
Entlebuch has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,349. As of 2007[update], 4.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.7%), with Albanian being second most common (0.7%) and Italian being third (0.6%).
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