Canton of Lucerne
canton of Switzerland
Lucerne (German: Luzern, Swiss German: Lozärn, French: Lucerne, Italian: Lucerna, Romansh: Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It can be found in the centre of Switzerland. As of 31 December 2018, the canton has 409,557 people lived there. The capital is Lucerne.
Kanton Luzern | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Lucerne  | |
| Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°7′E / 47.083°N 8.117°E | |
| Capital | Lucerne |
| Subdivisions | 87 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (120) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,493.51 km2 (576.65 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 416,347 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Highest point | 2,350 m (7,710 ft): Brienzer Rothorn |
| Lowest point | 406 m (1,332 ft): Reuss plain at Honauer Schachen |
| Joined | 1332 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Districts
changeThe Canton of Lucerne has six districts:
Municipalities
changeThe Canton of Lucerne has 82 municipalities (as of 1 January 2020[update]):
References
change- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canton of Lucerne.
- Official Site (in German)
- Public Records Office / State Archive (in German)
- Official Statistics
- Geoportal (in German) GIS
- Canton of Lucerne in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
