Altwis
former municipality and current locality in Hitzkirch in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Summary
Altwis is a former municipality of Switzerland[1]. Altwis ranks in the top 9% of former municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hitzkirch[3], Hochdorf Constituency[4], Canton of Lucerne[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Instance of: Ortsteil[7]
- Official language: German[8]
- Shares border with: Hämikon[9]
- Postal code: 6286[10]
- Commons category: Altwis[11]
- Licence plate code: LU[12]
- Local dialing code: 041[13]
- Official website: https://www.altwis.ch[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Altwis[15]
- Population: 411[16], 438[17], 437[18]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1022[19]
- Official name: Altwis[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 484 m[21]
- Area: 2.9 km²[22], 2.93 km²[23]
Why It Matters
Altwis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Altwis is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]