Schenkon

Schenkon is a locality in Schenkon, Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne and has about 2,620 residents. Schenkon is situated nearby to the locality Sursee, as well as near Chesselacher.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Town hall and Sankturbanhof Museum.

Ossuary chapel St. Martin

Church

Photo: Federli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ossuary chapel St. Martin is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sursee and Oberkirch.

Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure stream exits the lake, hence the name "Sursee".

Oberkirch

Village

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Oberkirch is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Oberkirch is situated 3 km southwest of Schenkon.

Geuensee

Village

Photo: Ribro70, CC0.

Geuensee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geuensee is situated 3 km northwest of Schenkon.

Schenkon

Type: Locality with 2,620 residents
Postal code: 6214
Location: Schenkon, Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.17765° or 47° 10′ 40″ north

Longitude

8.13204° or 8° 7′ 55″ east

Population

2,620

Elevation

526 metres (1,726 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH SEN

Open location code

8FVC54HJ+3R

GeoNames ID

2658744

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Schenkon” goes by many names.

Chinese: “申孔”
Kazakh: “Шенкон”
Russian: “Шенкон”

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