Rickenbach LU

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Rickenbach LU

Total population

2,017

Elevation679 m

Coordinates47.22°, 8.15°

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

Overview

Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Otto Ineichen

Swiss politician and entrepreneur (1941-2012)

Hans Küng

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)

Eduard Herzog

Swiss bishop (1841-1924)

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Julian Dillier

Swiss writer (1922-2001)

Haris Seferovic

Swiss association football player (born 1992)

Hans Arnold

artist best known for his illustrations for the Bland tomtar och troll books/ cover he did for Greatest Hits (1925–2010)

Ruth Metzler

member of the Swiss Federal Council

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Pia Vogel

Swiss rower

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Carl Beck

Swiss politician (1894-1982)

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Otto Wüst

Swiss Catholic bishop (1926-2002)

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Erich Brechbühl

Erkan Aki

singer

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Franz Alfred Herzog

Swiss priest and theologian (1880-1962)

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Franz Xaver Beck

Swiss politician (1827-1894)

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Friedrich Brunner

Swiss politician (1850-1928)

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Johannes Salat

Swiss writer

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

Nearby places in Lucerne

• Janiszów
  668.7 mi away · pop. 610
• Opoka Duża
  669.3 mi away
• Stare Kaliszany
  670.9 mi away · pop. 212
• Pocześle
  671.2 mi away
• Kolczyn
  671.3 mi away
• Kępa Solecka
  671.9 mi away · pop. 93
• Kępa Gostecka
  672 mi away · pop. 336
• Szczecyn
  672.9 mi away · pop. 514
• Mazanów
  673.7 mi away
• Pielgrzymka
  673.7 mi away · pop. 40
• Wojciechów
  673.9 mi away
• Gościeradów Ukazowy
  674.5 mi away · pop. 880

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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

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-21

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-20

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-09-19

European house sparrow

Passer domesticus domesticus

Seen 2026-09-19

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-09-19

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-19

Eurasian coot

Fulica atra atra

Seen 2026-09-19

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-19

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-09-19

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