Horw

Horw
Coat of arms of Horw
Location of Horw
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Horw is located in Switzerland
Horw
Horw
Horw is located in Canton of Lucerne
Horw
Horw
Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E / 47.017; 8.317
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Ruedi Burkard
(as of 2019)
 • ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 30 members
Area
 • Total20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total14,107
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6005 St. Niklausen
6047 Kastanienbaum
6048 Horw
SFOS number1058
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Surrounded byHergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW)
Twin townsBratsch (Switzerland)
Websitewww.horw.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Horw (German pronunciation: [hɔʁv]; Swiss German: Horb) is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.