Kriens

municipality in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

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

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Coat of arms of Kriens
Location of Kriens
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Kriens is located in Switzerland
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Kriens
Kriens is located in Canton of Lucerne
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 08°17′E / 47.033°N 8.283°E / 47.033; 8.283
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne-Land
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Cyrill Wiget Green Party
(as of Feb 2016)
 • ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 36 members
Area
 • Total27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
Elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total27,441
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6010-6012
SFOS number1059
Surrounded byHergiswil (NW), Horw, Littau, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Schwarzenberg
Twin townsSan Damiano d'Asti (Italy)
Websitewww.kriens.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics
Kriens

References

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  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.

Other websites

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  Media related to Kriens at Wikimedia Commons