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Hohenrain
Lucernevillage
Hohenrain
Total population
2,240
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hohenrain is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Lieli has been part of the municipality.
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History
Hohenrain is first mentioned in 1182-83 as Hohenrein.
Geography
Hohenrain is located in the Seetal valley, on the western slope of Lindenberg mountain above Lake Baldegg. The municipality consists of the village of Hohenrain, the former municipality of Liehi and the hamlets of Kleinwangen and several smaller settlements. It has an area of . Of this area, 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.6%) is settled. , 19.06% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 69.1% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.28% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.21% is covered with buildings, 0.13% is industrial, 0.3% is classed as special developments, 0.04% is parks or greenbelts and 1.88% is transportation infrastructure.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Lucerne
- Hergiswil bei Willisau18.1 mi away · pop. 1,809
- Janiszów663.2 mi away · pop. 610
- Annopol663.4 mi away · pop. 2,371
- Opoka Duża663.9 mi away
- Stary Rachów665.5 mi away · pop. 170
- Pocześle665.8 mi away
- Szczecyn667.4 mi away · pop. 514
- Pielgrzymka668.3 mi away · pop. 40
- Wojciechów668.6 mi away
- Gościeradów Ukazowy669 mi away · pop. 880
- Zagłoba671 mi away
- Szczekarków671.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
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Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 1032
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,474
- Wikidata
- Q7109
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771