Lucerne

Lucerne (pronounced /ˌluːˈsɜrn/ (deprecatit template); 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 destrict 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 fowk. 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 laundmerks is the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), a widden 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 hottles an schools maistly shores o Lake Lucerne. Internaitional relations 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