Canton of Lucerne

Kanton Luzern
Kanton Luzern
	Canton
	Coat of arms
	Location in Switzerland Map of Lucerne ;
	Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°7′E / 47.083°N 8.117°ECoordinates: 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 2017)
• Total	406,506
• Density	270/km2 (700/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.lu.ch

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.

DistrictsEdit

The Canton of Lucerne has six districts:

MunicipalitiesEdit

The Canton of Lucerne has 82 municipalities (as of 1 January 2020^[update]):

ReferencesEdit

↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018

Other websitesEdit

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.

Cantons of Switzerland

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[Area_Canton-1] Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017

[Stat2017-2] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018

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Kanton Luzern
Canton
Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland Map of Lucerne
Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°7′E / 47.083°N 8.117°E / 47.083; 8.117Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°7′E / 47.083°N 8.117°E / 47.083; 8.117
Capital	Lucerne
Subdivisions	87 municipalities
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (5)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (120)
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,493.51 km² (576.65 sq mi)
Population (December 2017)^[2]
• Total	406,506
• Density	270/km² (700/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.lu.ch