Willisau

Willisau
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Willisau is located in Switzerland
Willisau
Willisau
Willisau is located in Canton of Lucerne
Willisau
Willisau
Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°0′E / 47.117°N 8.000°E / 47.117; 8.000
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictWillisau
Area
 • Total41.18 km2 (15.90 sq mi)
Elevation
557 m (1,827 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total7,780
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6130
SFOS number1151
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Surrounded byAlberswil, Ettiswil, Gettnau, Grosswangen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Luthern, Menznau, Ufhusen, Zell
Websitewillisau.ch
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]

  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.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011
  4. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.