Escholzmatt
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.
Escholzmatt | |
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Former municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Escholzmatt | |
Escholzmatt Escholzmatt | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°56′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Entlebuch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 852 m (2,795 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 3,138 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6182 |
| SFOS number | 1003 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Surrounded by | Flühli, Marbach, Romoos, Schüpfheim, Trub (BE) |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
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