Willisau | |
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Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°0′E / 47.117°N 8.000°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Lucerne |
District | Willisau |
Area | |
• Total | 41.18 km2 (15.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 7,780 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6130 |
SFOS number | 1151 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
Surrounded by | Alberswil, Ettiswil, Gettnau, Grosswangen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Luthern, Menznau, Ufhusen, Zell |
Website | willisau Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land (W. Country) and Willisau Stadt (W. Town).[3] On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.[4]