Hämikon

Also known as Hämikon LU, Hamikon, Haemikon

Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Hämikon
Swiss town.image_photo: Bauernstockli Hamikon.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Pic_Haemikon.png
Swiss town.canton: Lucerne
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-LU
Swiss town.district: Hochdorf
Swiss town.postal_code: 6289
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1028
Swiss town.area: 4.62
Swiss town.elevation: 680
Swiss town.population: 474
Swiss town.populationof: December 2007
Swiss town.popofyear: 2007
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Aesch, Altwis, Buttwil (AG), Hitzkirch, Müswangen, Schongau, Sulz

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Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.

==History== Hämikon is first mentioned in 924 as Hamminchova.

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