Canton of Lucerne
canton of Switzerland
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Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[1]
- Country: Switzerland[2]
- Capital: Lucerne[3]
- Official language: German[4]
- Shares border with: Canton of Berne[5], Canton of Aargau[6], Canton of Schwyz[7], Canton of Zug[8], Canton of Obwalden[9], Canton of Nidwalden[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hochdorf Constituency[11], Entlebuch Constituency[12], Luzern-Land Constituency[13], City of Lucerne Constituency[14], Sursee Constituency[15], Willisau Constituency[16]
- Flag: Flag of the canton of Lucerne[17]
- Legislative body: Cantonal Council of Lucerne[18]
- Part of: Central Switzerland[19]
- Licence plate code: LU[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Archives at: Staatsarchiv Luzern[23]
- Inception: 1332[24]
- Highest point: Brienzer Rothorn[25]
- Official website: http://www.lu.ch[26]
- Population: 409,557[27], 120,000[28], 432,744[29]
- Number of seats: 2[30], 9[31]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in the canton of Lucerne[34], list of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Lucerne[35]
- Demonym: lucernese[36]
- Lowest point: Reuss[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 436 m[38]
- Area: 1493.51 km²[39]