Lucerne District
Lucerne District is a former Amt of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 and consisted of 17 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of the canton of Lucerne with 79,500 residents
- Description: former district in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Amt Luzern” and “Lucerne-Stadt District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kapellbrücke and Swissporarena.
Kapellbrücke
The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St.
Swissporarena
Stadium
Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swissporarena is a multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Luzern of the Swiss Super League.
Swiss Museum of Transport
Museum
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lucerne and Emmen.
Lucerne
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucerne is a beautiful small city which sits on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the heartland of Switzerland. Lucerne is a popular destination for the city itself and the accessible outings around the lake and local Alps that it offers.
Emmen
Town
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.
Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets.
Kriens
Town
Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.
Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.
Lucerne District
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Lucerne District” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Luzerna barrutia”
- Catalan: “Districte de Lucerna”
- Chinese: “Luzern Koān”
- Chinese: “卢塞恩区”
- Chinese: “琉森區”
- Chuvash: “Люцерн”
- Dutch: “Luzern”
- Esperanto: “Lucerno”
- French: “district de Lucerne”
- French: “District de Lucerne”
- German: “Amt Luzern”
- German: “Luzern-Stadt”
- German: “Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt”
- Italian: “distretto di Lucerna”
- Italian: “Distretto di Lucerna”
- Japanese: “ルツェルン区”
- Korean: “루체른구”
- Latin: “Lucerna”
- Lombard: “Lüzerna”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Luzern Koān”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Luzern”
- Persian: “بخش لوسرن”
- Russian: “Люцерн”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Lucerna”
- Swiss German: “Amt Lozärn”
- Tosk Albanian: “Amt Luzern”
- Vietnamese: “Luzern”
- Waray (Philippines): “Lucerne”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Altstadt - Wey and Hirschmatt - Kleinstadt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Luzernerhof and Hotel Rebstock.
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