Horw

Horw (Swiss German: Horb) is a municipality in Lucerne-Land in the Swiss canton of Lucerne.

Coat of arms of Horw
Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E / 47.017; 8.317Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E / 47.017; 8.317
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne-Land
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Markus Hool FDP
 • ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 30 members
Area
 • Total10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total13'784
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6048
LocalitiesSt. Niklausen, Kastanienbaum
Surrounded byHergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW)
Twin townsBratsch (Switzerland)
Websitewww.horw.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics
View to Horw from Pilatus

Horw Media

References

Other websites

  Media related to Horw at Wikimedia Commons