Willisau
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land and Willisau Stadt. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.Places of Interest
Highlights include Willisau railway station and Heiligblut pilgrimage chapel.
Willisau railway station
Railway station
Willisau railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Willisau, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Huttwil–Wolhusen line of BLS AG.
Heiligblut pilgrimage chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heiligblut pilgrimage chapel is a church.
Gettnau railway station
Railway station
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gettnau railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gettnau, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Huttwil–Wolhusen line of BLS AG. Gettnau railway station is situated 4½ km north of Willisau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hergiswil bei Willisau and Menznau.
Hergiswil bei Willisau
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hergiswil bei Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Menznau
Village
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Menznau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Menznau is situated 4½ km southeast of Willisau.
Willisau
- Type: Locality with 8,970 residents
- Also known as: “CH1151”
- Location: Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.102° or 47° 6′ 7″ northLongitude
7.9861° or 7° 59′ 10″ eastPopulation
8,970Elevation
633 metres (2,077 feet)Open location code
8FV94X2P+QCGeoNames ID
7287585
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