Eschenbach (Lucerne)

Eschenbach
Coat of arms
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Location of Eschenbach
Coordinates: 47°8′N 8°19′E / 47.133°N 8.317°E / 47.133; 8.317Coordinates: 47°8′N 8°19′E / 47.133°N 8.317°E / 47.133; 8.317
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Hochdorf
Area
• Total	13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,658
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Postal code	6274
SFOS number	1026
Surrounded by	Ballwil, Buchrain, Emmen, Hochdorf, Inwil, Rain, Rothenburg
Website	www.eschenbach-luzern.ch Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Eschenbach is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Eschenbach is first mentioned in 924 as Eskinpah or as Essinpahc.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Castle Sable ensigned with a cross of four flesh-hooks of the same.

Eschenbach is located on the glacier carved plains between the Reuss River and the Seetal valley.

The municipality has an area of 13.2 km² (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 74.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey^[update], 14.48% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.04% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.11% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4.4% is covered with buildings, 0.76% is industrial, 2.27% is classed as special developments, 0.53% is parks or greenbelts and 2.58% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.15% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.68% is other unproductive land.

Eschenbach has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,658. As of 2007^[update], 8.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.8%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 40.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.6%), the FDP (22.5%) and the SPS (5.1%).