Root

Root is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of merged into Root.
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  • Type: Village with 4,720 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH1065”, “Root LU”, and “Root, Switzerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rooterberg and Root D4 railway station.

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

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

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Küssnacht and Buchrain.

Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
am Rigi is a village, municipality and district in the canton of in central . The municipality consists of the three villages , Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden.

Village
is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . is situated 4 km southwest of Root.

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

Root

Latitude
47.1153° or 47° 6′ 55″ north
Longitude
8.3911° or 8° 23′ 28″ east
Population
4,720
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Open location code
8FVC498R+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240044948
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7286947
Wiki­data ID
Q14575
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Satellite Map

Discover Root from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Root” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Root”
  • Basque: “Root”
  • Breton: “Root”
  • Catalan: “Root”
  • Cebuano: “Root”
  • Chinese: “罗特”
  • Chinese: “羅特”
  • Dutch: “Root”
  • Esperanto: “Root LU”
  • Esperanto: “Root”
  • French: “Root LU”
  • French: “Root”
  • German: “Root LU”
  • German: “Root”
  • Hungarian: “Root”
  • Irish: “Root”
  • Italian: “Root LU”
  • Italian: “Root”
  • Kazakh: “Рот”
  • Lombard: “Root”
  • Malay: “Root”
  • Malayalam: “റൂട്ട്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Root”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Root”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Root LU”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Root”
  • Piemontese: “Root”
  • Polish: “Root (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Root”
  • Portuguese: “Root”
  • Russian: “Рот”
  • Spanish: “Root”
  • Swedish: “Root, Luzern”
  • Swedish: “Root”
  • Swiss German: “Root LU”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Root LU”
  • Turkish: “Root”
  • Ukrainian: “Роот”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Root”
  • Urdu: “روٹ، سوئٹزرلینڈ”
  • Uzbek: “Root”
  • Venetian: “Root (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Root”
  • Volapük: “Root”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Root, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Root”
  • Welsh: “Root”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gemeindeverwaltung Root and St. Martin’s Catholic Church with ossuary.

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