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Canton of Lucerne

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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.

Canton
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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
CapitalLucerne
Subdivisions87 municipalities
Government
 • ExecutiveRegierungsrat (5)
 • LegislativeKantonsrat (120)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,493.51 km2 (576.65 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)[2]
 • Total416,347
 • Density278.7708/km2 (722.013/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Highest point2,350 m (7,710 ft): Brienzer Rothorn
Lowest point406 m (1,332 ft): Reuss plain at Honauer Schachen
Joined1332
LanguagesGerman
Websitewww.lu.ch

Districts

The Canton of Lucerne has six districts:

Municipalities

The Canton of Lucerne has 82 municipalities (as of 1 January  2020 (2020 -01-01)):

Canton Of Lucerne Media

  • Reconstruction of several stilt houses at Wauwilermoos

  • Ruins of an early medieval church at Sursee

  • The Battle of Sempach solidified Lucerne's place in the Swiss Confederation

  • Districts and municipalities (as of 2025)

  • Lucerne area and Lake Lucerne from Pilatus

References

  1. ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
  2. ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in Deutsch). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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