Lutzenberg is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its hamlet of Tobel is listed as a heritage site of national significance.

History

thumb|Aerial view from 200 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer (1920)]]

Lutzenberg is first mentioned in 1634 as Lutzenberg.

Geography

Lutzenberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 55.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (19.4%) is settled. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.9%) and Albanian being third ( 1.4%).

, the gender distribution of the population was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.

In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 77.8% of the vote.