Willisau | |
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Location of 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]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011
- ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.