Lucerne

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Lucerne

Total population

81,284

Air quality index

68Moderate

Coordinates47.05°, 8.31°

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

Overview

Lucerne or Luzern is a city and a municipality in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. With a population of approximately 82,000 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transport, culture, and media in the region. The city's urban area consists of 19 municipalities and towns with an overall population of about 220,000 people.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Silvana Bucher

Swiss cross-country skier

Ramona Bachmann

Swiss footballer

Alain Wiss

Swiss footballer

David Zibung

Swiss footballer

B

Beat Tschümperlin

Swiss politician (1954-2004)

C

Christoph Gilli

Swiss association football player (1963-2010)

K

Kaspar Muther

Swiss clarinetist (1909-1980)

R

Remigi Blättler

Swiss politician (1899-1975)

Niklaus Wolf

Swiss politician (1756-1832)

Leonhard Haas

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

H

Hans Georg Schmid

Swiss aviator (1948-2007)

Hugo Siegwart

Swiss sculptor and medallist (1865–1938)

I

Ignaz Burri

Swiss politician (1872-1958)

L

Ludwig Wicki

Swiss musician and conductor

M

Marianne Fassbind

Swiss journalist

M

Michael Steiner

Swiss film director

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

Nearby places in Lucerne

• Janiszów
  667.7 mi away · pop. 610
• Annopol
  667.9 mi away · pop. 2,371
• Opoka Duża
  668.4 mi away
• Stary Rachów
  670.1 mi away · pop. 170
• Pocześle
  670.4 mi away
• Szczecyn
  671.9 mi away · pop. 514
• Pielgrzymka
  673 mi away · pop. 40
• Wojciechów
  673.4 mi away
• Gościeradów Ukazowy
  673.5 mi away · pop. 880
• Kluczkowice
  675.6 mi away
• Zagłoba
  675.8 mi away
• Ludmiłówka
  676.2 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.

Books about Lucerne

The Lions of Lucerne

Brad Thor · 2002

Lions of Lucerne

Brad Thor · 2003

Les lions de Lucerne

Brad Thor · 2009

The Crow

Brad Thor · 2002

Glacier garden, Lucerne

Albert Heim · 1913

Lucerne, Switzerland

B. G. Preston · 2021

Catalogo delle Lucerne di Tolemaide (Circenaica)

Emanuela Fabbricotti · 2001

Lucerne

G Flemwell · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-10-15

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-15

The White-Point

Mythimna albipuncta

Seen 2026-10-15

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Seen 2026-10-15

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-10-07

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-10-05

Field Scabious

Knautia arvensis

Seen 2026-10-05

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

Official Identifiers