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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 |
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.
Districts
The Canton of Lucerne has six districts:
Municipalities
The Canton of Lucerne has 82 municipalities (as of 1 January 2020):
References
- ↑ 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
- 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.
