Canton of Lucerne

Summary

Canton of Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Lucerne is located in Switzerland^[3].
• Canton of Lucerne is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Lucerne's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[5].
• Canton of Lucerne's capital is recorded as Lucerne^[6].
• Canton of Lucerne's official language is recorded as German^[7].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Berne^[8].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Aargau^[9].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Schwyz^[10].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Zug^[11].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Obwalden^[12].
• Canton of Lucerne's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Nidwalden^[13].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hochdorf Constituency^[14].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Entlebuch Constituency^[15].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luzern-Land Constituency^[16].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Lucerne Constituency^[17].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sursee Constituency^[18].
• Canton of Lucerne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Willisau Constituency^[19].
• Canton of Lucerne's legislative body is recorded as Cantonal Council of Lucerne^[20].
• Canton of Lucerne is part of Central Switzerland^[21].
• Canton of Lucerne's Commons category is recorded as Canton of Lucerne^[22].
• Canton of Lucerne's licence plate code is recorded as LU^[23].
• Canton of Lucerne's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[24].
• Canton of Lucerne's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[25].
• Canton of Lucerne's archives at is recorded as Staatsarchiv Luzern^[26].
• 1332 marks the founding of Canton of Lucerne^[27].

Body

Geography

Canton of Lucerne is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Switzerland^[3]. It is part of Central Switzerland^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Canton of Lucerne covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1493.51'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+436'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+409557'}^[30], {'amount': '+120000'}^[31], and {'amount': '+432744'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Canton of Lucerne's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[5].

History and Context

1332 marks the founding of Canton of Lucerne^[27].

Why It Matters

Canton of Lucerne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]