Hämikon
Hämikon is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 451 residents
- Description: former municipality of Switzerland in Lucerne
- Also known as: “Haemikon”, “Hamikon”, and “Hämikon LU”
- Postal code: 6289
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lindenberg and Heidegg Castle.
Lindenberg
Peak
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lindenberg, peaking at 878 m, is a wooded hill in the Swiss Plateau north of the Alps, situated between the valleys of the Aabach, the Bünz and the Reuss.
Heidegg Castle
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Heidegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hitzkirch of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Müswangen and Altwis.
Müswangen
Village
Müswangen is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Hitzkirch.
Altwis
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Altwis is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.
Sulz
Village
Sulz is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Retschwil joined Hitzkirch.
Hämikon
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Hitzkirch, Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.23786° or 47° 14′ 16″ northLongitude
8.27648° or 8° 16′ 35″ eastPopulation
451Elevation
688 metres (2,257 feet)Open location code
8FVC67QG+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 9753612474OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2660414Wikidata ID
Q669170
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Hämikon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hämikon”
- Chuvash: “Хемикон”
- Dutch: “Haemikon”
- Dutch: “Hamikon”
- Dutch: “Hämikon”
- French: “Hamikon”
- French: “Hämikon”
- German: “Hämikon”
- Irish: “Hämikon”
- Italian: “Hämikon”
- Kazakh: “Xemïkon”
- Kazakh: “Хемикон”
- Kazakh: “حەمىيكون”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hämikon”
- Piemontese: “Hämikon”
- Portuguese: “Hämikon”
- Russian: “Хемикон”
- Swedish: “Hämikon”
- Swiss German: “Hämikon”
- Tosk Albanian: “Hämikon”
- Turkish: “Hämikon”
- Upper Sorbian: “Hämikon”
- Uzbek: “Hamikon”
- Uzbek: “Hämikon”
- Uzbek: “Xemikon”
- Uzbek: “Хемикон”
- Uzbek: “Ҳäмикон”
- Volapük: “Hämikon”
- “Hämikon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeindehaus Hämikon neu in Hitzkirch and Spielplatz Sagikanal.
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