Horw
Horw | |
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Location of Horw | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E / 47.017°N 8.317°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Lucerne |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Gaudenz Zemp (as of 2020) |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 30 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 14,107 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6005 St. Niklausen 6047 Kastanienbaum 6048 Horw |
| SFOS number | 1058 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Surrounded by | Hergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW) |
| Twin towns | Bratsch (Switzerland) |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
Horw (German pronunciation: [hɔʁv]; Swiss German: Horb) is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.