Emmen

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

Overview

Emmen is a town 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.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Maria Theresia Scherer

Swiss nun (1825-1888)

Peter Schilliger

Swiss politician

Alois Gügler

Swiss theologian (1782-1827)

Siegfried Wagner

German opera producer and composer, son of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1869–1930)

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Swiss footballer

Regula Mühlemann

Swiss soprano

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Werner Oswald

Swiss chemist (1904-1979)

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Jakob Tanner

Swiss historian of modern age

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Franz Jenny

Swiss university teacher (1895-1977)

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Fridolin Hofer

Swiss writer (1861-1940)

Jan Bühlmann

Swiss model

Josef Zingg

Swiss politician (1828-1891)

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Mix Weiss

Swiss journalist and author (1924-2014)

Eva von Bülow

daughter of Richard Wagner and Cosima Liszt (1867-1942)

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Alois Zingg

Swiss politician (1829-1921)

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Judith Kennel

Swiss screenwriter

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

Nearby places in Lucerne

• Hergiswil bei Willisau
  15.4 mi away · pop. 1,809
• Janiszów
  667.9 mi away · pop. 610
• Annopol
  668.1 mi away · pop. 2,371
• Opoka Duża
  668.6 mi away
• Stary Rachów
  670.2 mi away · pop. 170
• Pocześle
  670.6 mi away
• Szczecyn
  672 mi away · pop. 514
• Pielgrzymka
  673.1 mi away · pop. 40
• Wojciechów
  673.5 mi away
• Gościeradów Ukazowy
  673.7 mi away · pop. 880
• Zagłoba
  675.9 mi away
• Ludmiłówka
  676.4 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

Triangulate Combfoot

Steatoda triangulosa

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

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-22

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis

Seen 2026-09-21

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

Official Identifiers