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Luzern

Lucerne
Kapellbrücke over the Reuss
Kapellbrücke over the Reuss
Coat of arms of Lucerne
Coat of arms
Lucerne is located in Switzerland
Lucerne
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 (/ˌlˈsɜːrn/; 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), 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).


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