Lucerne

Lucerne
Kapellbrücke
Traditional frescoed building
Löwendenkmal
Old town
City walls
Clockwise from top: Kapellbrücke, Löwendenkmal, Old town, City walls, Traditional frescoed building
Coat of arms of Lucerne
Location of Lucerne
Map
Lucerne is located in Switzerland
Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is located in Canton of Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne
Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°18′E / 47.050°N 8.300°E / 47.050; 8.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 5 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Beat Züsli SPS/PSS
(as of 2020)
 • ParliamentGrosser 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 elevation422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
81,691
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
DemonymGerman: Luzerner(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6000
SFOS number1061
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
LocalitiesLuzern, Littau
Surrounded byAdligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch
Websitewww.stadtluzern.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Lucerne (English: /lˈsɜːrn/ 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]

Aerial view of Lake Lucerne

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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (April 9, 2019). "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie, Geschlecht und Gemeinde, Provisorische Jahresergebnisse, 2018 - 2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik.
  4. ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (December 18, 2014). "Räume mit städtischem Charakter der Schweiz 2012 - 2012 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik.


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