Horw | |
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Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Lucerne |
District | Lucerne |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Ruedi Burkard (as of 2019) |
• Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 30 members |
Area | |
• Total | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 14,107 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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 number | 1058 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
Surrounded by | Hergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW) |
Twin towns | Bratsch (Switzerland) |
Website | www 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.