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Rothenburg
Lucernevillage
Total population
6,239
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Rothenburg, a small village in Lucerne, Switzerland, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 47.094°, 8.272°, Rothenburg occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 6,239 residents. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta7,056
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia4,686
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida4,446
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta3,852
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,506
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia3,406
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) · Insecta3,236
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,207
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Lucerne
- Janiszów667.8 mi away · pop. 610
- Annopol668 mi away · pop. 2,371
- Opoka Duża668.4 mi away
- Stary Rachów670.1 mi away · pop. 170
- Pocześle670.4 mi away
- Szczecyn671.9 mi away · pop. 514
- Pielgrzymka672.9 mi away · pop. 40
- Wojciechów673.3 mi away
- Gościeradów Ukazowy673.6 mi away · pop. 880
- Zagłoba675.7 mi away
- Ludmiłówka676.2 mi away · pop. 530
- Szczekarków676.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 1040
- Population (Wikidata)
- 7,571
- Wikidata
- Q7083
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771