Rothenburg
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1040
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’042 parcels in Rothenburg, covering 15.6 km². 73.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 816 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’042
- 1.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 15.6 km²
1% of the canton
- Median area
- 816 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 73.6%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1989
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Rothenburg
Rothenburg ranks 19th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.7% of the canton's parcels on 1% of its area. The median parcel in Rothenburg measures 816 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’199 m². Rothenburg is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 73.6% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone Einzelbauweise (21.4%), 2-geschossige Wohnzone verdichtete Bauweise (20.6%) and Landwirtschaftszone (12.3%). In total, Rothenburg uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rothenburg has 2’759 buildings with 3’549 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.9% of them), and 32.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’502 (73.6%)Unbuilt: 540 (26.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone Einzelbauweise | 437 | 0.32 km² | 95.4% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone verdichtete Bauweise | 421 | 0.24 km² | 94.5% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 252 | 10.43 km² | 49.2% |
| Wald | 191 | 1.87 km² | 4.2% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 149 | 0.18 km² | 87.9% |
| Spezielle Wohnzone | 138 | 0.11 km² | 89.1% |
| Übriges Gebiet A | 76 | 0.52 km² | 7.9% |
| Fleckenzone | 54 | 0.03 km² | 72.2% |
| Arbeitszone D ES III | 47 | 0.13 km² | 95.7% |
| 4-geschossige Wohnzone | 42 | 0.09 km² | 88.1% |
| Zone für öffentlich Zwecke | 32 | 0.23 km² | 59.4% |
| 3-geschossige Arbeits-/ Wohnzone | 30 | 0.05 km² | 86.7% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 173 | 1.36 km² | 74.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’759 buildings with 3’549 dwellings here; 843 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’759
- Dwellings
- 3’549
- Single-family houses
- 843
- Building volume
- 4.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rothenburg
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