Root

Root is a locality in , , and has about 3,890 residents. Root is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Martin’s Catholic Church with ossuary and Gisikon-Root railway station.

Church

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Zug–Lucerne line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Peak
The is a mountain north of the , located between and in the canton of . The mountain lies north of and west of , at the foothills of the Alps.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Root and Gisikon.

Village
is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of merged into the municipality of .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in .

Village
is a former municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of merged into the municipality of .

Root

Latitude
47.11458° or 47° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
8.39021° or 8° 23′ 25″ east
Population
3,890
Elevation
426 metres (1,398 feet)
Open location code
8FVC497R+R3
Geo­Names ID
2658976
Wiki­data ID
Q22461702
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Root” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Root
  • Dutch: Root
  • Irish: Root
  • Swedish: Root

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