Lucerne | |
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Clockwise from top: Kapellbrücke, Löwendenkmal, Old town, City walls, Traditional frescoed building | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lucerne  | |
  Lucerne  Lucerne | |
| Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°18′E / 47.050°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Lucerne |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Beat Züsli SPS/PSS (as of 2020) |
| • Parliament | Grosser Stadtrat with 48 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Lake shore) | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Sonnenberg) | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Rotsee) | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 81,691 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Luzerner(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6000 |
| SFOS number | 1061 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Localities | Luzern, Littau |
| Surrounded by | Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
Lucerne (English: /luːˈsɜːrn/ loo-SURN) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German: [luˈtsɛrn] )[note 1] is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people,[3] Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media in the region. The city's urban area consists of 19 municipalities and towns with an overall population of about 220,000 people.[4]
Owing to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee) and its outflow, the river Reuss, within sight of the mounts Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists. One of the city's landmarks is the Chapel Bridge (German: Kapellbrücke), a wooden bridge first erected in the 14th century.
The official language of Lucerne is German,[note 2] but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Lucerne German.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (April 9, 2019). "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie, Geschlecht und Gemeinde, Provisorische Jahresergebnisse, 2018 - 2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (December 18, 2014). "Räume mit städtischem Charakter der Schweiz 2012 - 2012 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik.
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