Horw
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Horw (Swiss German: Horb) is a municipality in Lucerne-Land in the Swiss canton of Lucerne.
Horw | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Horw  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Lucerne-Land |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Markus Hool FDP/PRD |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 30 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,107 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6048 |
| SFOS number | 1058 |
| Localities | St. Niklausen, Kastanienbaum |
| Surrounded by | Hergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW) |
| Twin towns | Bratsch (Switzerland) |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Horw at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Horw (in German)
