Willisau
Willisau is a town of the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
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Location of Willisau
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°0′E / 47.117°N 8.000°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 8°0′E / 47.117°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Willisau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsidentin Erna Bieri-Hunkeler FDP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.69 km2 (16.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 7,674 |
| • Density | 184.07/km2 (476.75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6126 Daiwil 6130 Willisau 6132 Rohrmatt |
| Surrounded by | Alberswil, Ettiswil, Gettnau, Grosswangen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Luthern, Menznau, Ufhusen, Zell |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
History
On 1 January 2006, the former municipalities of Willisau Land (W. Country) and Willisau Stadt (W. Town) merged into the new town of Willisau.
Willisau Media
Wall painting commemorating two leaders of Swiss peasant war from Willisau
Willisau and surrounding hills
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Hauptgasse von Willisau mit Untertor
Catholic Church St. Peter and Paul
Landvogteischloss in Willisau
Pilgrimage chapel of Heiligblut
References
Other websites
Media related to Willisau at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of the city of Willisau (in German)
- Willisau in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
