Vitznau

Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°29′E / 47.017°N 8.483°E / 47.017; 8.483
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Vitznau is located in Switzerland
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Vitznau is located in Canton of Lucerne
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Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°29′E / 47.017°N 8.483°E / 47.017; 8.483
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne-Land
Government
 • MayorNoldi Küttel-Roder
Area
 • Total11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation
438 m (1,437 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,379
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6354
SFOS number1068
Surrounded byArth (SZ), Ennetbürgen (NW), Gersau (SZ), Weggis
Websitewww.vitznau.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne-Land in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

It occupies a narrow strip between the lake and the Rigi looming behind; one of the mountain railways to the summit starts in Vitznau.

Vitznau

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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