Lucerne

Lucerne
Kapellbrücke over the Reuss
Coat of arms
Lucerne
Location of Lucerne
Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°18′E / 47.050°N 8.300°E / 47.050; 8.300Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°18′E / 47.050°N 8.300°E / 47.050; 8.300
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Lucerne
Government
• Executive	Stadtrat with 5 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list) Beat Züsli SPS/PSS (as of September 2016)
• Parliament	Grosser Stadtrat with 48 members
Area
• Total	29.06 km2 (11.22 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 (Dec 2015)
• Total	81,295
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Luzerner(in)
Postal code	6000
SFOS number	1061
Localities	Luzern, Littau
Surrounded by	Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch
Website	www.stadtluzern.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Largest groups of foreign residents 2013
Nationality	Numbers	% of total (% of foreigners)
Germany	4,167	5.2 (20.7)
Italy	2,279	2.8 (11.3)
Portugal	1,765	2.2 (8.8)
Serbia	1,430	1.8 (7.1)
Kosovo	794	1.0 (3.9)
Spain	760	0.9 (3.8)
Sri Lanka	734	0.9 (3.6)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	543	0.7 (2.7)
Croatia	538	0.7 (2.7)
Republic of Macedonia	457	0.7 (2.6)

Lucerne (/ˌluːˈsɜːrn/; German: Luzern [luˈtsɛrn]; French: Lucerne [lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna [luˈtʃɛrna]; Romansh: Lucerna; Lucerne Swiss-German: Lozärn) 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 about 81,057 people (as of 2013^[update]), Lucerne is the most populous town in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media of this region. The city's urban area consists of 17 municipalities and towns located in three different cantons with an overall population of about 250,000 people (as of 2007^[update]).