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Luzern: see Lucerne Lucerne , Ger. Luzern , canton (1993 pop. 331,800), 576 sq mi (1,492 sq km), central Switzerland. Drained by the Reuss and Kleine Emme rivers, Lucerne is mainly an agricultural and pastoral region, with orchards and large forested areas.
..... Click the link for more information. , Switzerland. LucerneGerman LuzernCity (pop., 2000: 59,496), central Switzerland. Located southwest of Zürich, on Lake Lucerne and its Reuss River outlet, it developed around an 8th-century monastery. It joined the Swiss Confederation in 1332. A stronghold of Catholicism during the Reformation, it later took part in the Sonderbund war. It is a tourist centre, with its medieval walls, towers, and covered bridges. Among its many monuments is the famous Lion of Lucerne, carved in rock, which commemorates the Swiss Guards slain while defending the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792. Luzern a city in Switzerland, on the Lake of Luzern (Vier-waldstätter See); the administrative center of the canton of Luzern. Population, 75,100 (1970). An important transportation junction, Luzern is the site of enterprises of the textile, printing, and machine-building industries. It is also a climatic resort and a center of foreign tourism. There are architectural monuments from the 12th to 17th centuries in Luzern, and international music weeks have been held here since 1938. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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