Buchrain

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Buchrain is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Kerstin Cook

Miss Switzerland 2010, contestant in Miss Universe 2011

E

Eugène Renggli

Swiss sculptor (1923-2016)

Fabio Coltorti

Swiss footballer

Lara Dickenmann

Swiss footballer

Alain Wiss

Swiss footballer

R

Ronny Hodel

Swiss footballer

B

Bolette Sutermeister Petri

writer (1920-2018)

C

Christoph Gilli

Swiss association football player (1963-2010)

J

Johann Georg Krauer

Swiss writer (1792-1845)

K

Kaspar Muther

Swiss clarinetist (1909-1980)

W

Werner Schweizer

Swiss film director and film producer

Urs Lüthi

Swiss photographer and painter (born 1947)

Leonhard Haas

Swiss archivist and historian of modern age (1908-2000)

H

Hans Aregger

Swiss composer

L

Ludwig Bernauer

Swiss photographer (1922-2004)

J

Jean Nuttli

Swiss bicycle racer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lucerne

• Hergiswil bei Willisau
  18.3 mi away · pop. 1,809
• Janiszów
  664.7 mi away · pop. 610
• Annopol
  664.8 mi away · pop. 2,371
• Opoka Duża
  665.3 mi away
• Stary Rachów
  667 mi away · pop. 170
• Pocześle
  667.3 mi away
• Szczecyn
  668.8 mi away · pop. 514
• Pielgrzymka
  669.9 mi away · pop. 40
• Wojciechów
  670.2 mi away
• Gościeradów Ukazowy
  670.5 mi away · pop. 880
• Zagłoba
  672.7 mi away
• Ludmiłówka
  673.1 mi away · pop. 530

Browse all places in Lucerne →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Knot Grass Moth

Acronicta rumicis

Seen 2026-09-24

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-24

Triangulate Combfoot

Steatoda triangulosa

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-23

Cotton Bollworm Moth

Helicoverpa armigera

Seen 2026-09-23

Brown-lipped Snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Seen 2026-09-23

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Caliroa cerasi

Seen 2026-09-23

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

Sceliphron caementarium

Seen 2026-09-22

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers