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Canton of Lucerne

canton of Switzerland
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Summary

Canton of Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland[1]. It draws 2,620 Wikipedia views per month (canton of switzerland category, ranking #16 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Capital: Lucerne[5]
  • Official language: German[6]
  • Shares border with: Canton of Berne[7], Canton of Aargau[8], Canton of Schwyz[9], Canton of Zug[10], Canton of Obwalden[11], Canton of Nidwalden[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hochdorf Constituency[13], Entlebuch Constituency[14], Luzern-Land Constituency[15], City of Lucerne Constituency[16], Sursee Constituency[17], Willisau Constituency[18]
  • Legislative body: Cantonal Council of Lucerne[19]
  • Part of: Central Switzerland[20]
  • Commons category: Canton of Lucerne[21]
  • Licence plate code: LU[22]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
  • Archives at: Staatsarchiv Luzern[25]
  • Inception: 1332[26]
  • Highest point: Brienzer Rothorn[27]
  • Official website: http://www.lu.ch[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Canton of Lucerne[29]
  • Commons gallery: Canton of Lucerne[30]
  • Population: 409,557[31], 120,000[32], 432,744[33]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Lucerne[34]
  • Number of seats: 2[35], 9[36]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
  • List of monuments: list of cultural properties in the canton of Lucerne[39], list of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Lucerne[40]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in the canton of Lucerne[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the canton of Lucerne[42]
  • Demonym: lucernese[43]

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Physical Characteristics

Canton of Lucerne covers an area of 1493.51 km²[44]. It sits at an elevation of 436 m[45].

Why It Matters

Canton of Lucerne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . statistical service. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . dam-api.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . dam-api.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yorwba · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Swiss Canton Map LU.png, Karte Kanton Luzern 2013.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Locator map image: Lucerne in Switzerland.svg"
  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 89315
    Flag → Q2096258
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 89315, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
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