Hohenrain

Hohenrain is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Lieli has been part of the municipality.

History

Hohenrain is first mentioned in 1182-83 as Hohenrein.

Geography

Hohenrain is located in the Seetal valley, on the western slope of Lindenberg mountain above Lake Baldegg.

The municipality consists of the village of Hohenrain, the former municipality of Liehi and the hamlets of Kleinwangen and several smaller settlements. It has an area of 23.4 km² (9.0 sq mi). Of this area, 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.6%) is settled.In the 1997 land survey, 19.06% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 69.1% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.28% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.21% is covered with buildings, 0.13% is industrial, 0.3% is classed as special developments, 0.04% is parks or greenbelts and 1.88% is transportation infrastructure.