Lucerne

Lucerne (pronounced /ˌluːˈsɜrn/; German: Luzern, [luˈtsɛrn] ( listen); French: Lucerne, [lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna, [luˈtʃerna]; Romansh: Lucerna; Lucerne German: Lozärn) is a ceety in north-central Swisserland, in the German-speakin portion o that kintra. Lucerne is the caipital o the Canton o Lucerne an the caipital o the district wi the same name. Wi a population o aboot 76,200 fowk, Lucerne is the maist populous ceety in Central Swisserland, an a nexus o transportation, telecommunications, an govrenment o this region. The ceety's metropolitan aurie consists o 17 ceeties an touns locatit in three different cantons wi an oweraw population o aboot 250,000 people.

Due tae its location on the shore o Lake Lucerne (der Vierwaldstättersee), athin sicht o Munt Pilatus an Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne haes lang been a destination for tourists. Ane o the ceety's famous landmarks is the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), a wooden brig first erectit in the 14t century. Lucerne haes been votit as the fift maist-popular tourism destination in the warld in 2010 bi Tripadvisor, an it haes private hotels an schools maistly shores o Lake Lucerne.

Internaitional relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Swisserland

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Lucerne is twinned wi the follaein ceeties an touns:

• Bournemouth, Unitit Kinrick (1981)
• Chicago, Unitit States (1999)
• Cieszyn, Poland (1994)
• Guebwiller / Murbach, Fraunce (1978)
• Olomouc, Czech Republic (1994)
• Potsdam, Germany (2002)

References

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