Kriens
municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Kriens is a municipality in Lucerne-Land in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Kriens | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kriens  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 08°17′E / 47.033°N 8.283°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Lucerne-Land |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Cyrill Wiget Green Party (as of Feb 2016) |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 36 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,441 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6010-6012 |
| SFOS number | 1059 |
| Surrounded by | Hergiswil (NW), Horw, Littau, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Schwarzenberg |
| Twin towns | San Damiano d'Asti (Italy) |
| 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 change
Media related to Kriens at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kriens (in German)
