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Lucerne District

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Country
  
Switzerland

Municipalities
  
18

Capital
  
Lucerne

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
259.9 km²

Canton
  
Canton of Lucerne

Lucerne District

Destinations
  
Lucerne, Lake Lucerne, Weggis, Vitznau, Kriens

Clubs and Teams
  
FC Luzern, SC Kriens, FC Luzern Frauen, Luzern Lions

Points of interest
  
Pilatus, Lake Lucerne, Rigi, Kapellbrücke, Lion Monument

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Lucerne, International Hotel Manage, Lucerne University of Applie, Business and Hotel Manage

Lucerne District (German: Luzern) is a former Amt (administrative district) of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 18 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis, Lucerne-Stadt and Lucerne-Land.

Contents

Map of Luzern, Switzerland

^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 216.65 km2 (83.65 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.^b Includes the area of Littau which merged into Luzern on 1 January 2010.

Mergers

On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.

References

Lucerne District Wikipedia
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