Rikunarita-ORG/Wikinium huggingface dataset:
# Chewin' the Fat

Chewin' the Fat is a telly sketch shaw pit oot bi BBC Scotland, screived bi an featurin Ford Kiernan an Greg Hemphill.

It wis oreiginally pit oot on BBC Radio Scotland, an later muived tae the telly. The first twa series wis pit oot on BBC Scotland juist, but series three an fower wis pit oot ower the hail o the Unitit Kinrick. The last series feinisht in 2002, but the'r a speecial programme ilka Hogmanay on BBC Scotland.

Baith Scots an Inglis wis uised in the sindry sketches i the programme. The programme introduced the phrase "Gaunae no dae that" — frae a sketch whaur a lichthoose keeper wad plaintively bode at his freend tae stop playin hunt-ee-gowk wi him — tae popular spaek.

An affshoot o the shaw wis *Still Game*.

The teitle o the shaw is screived wi the apologetic apostrophe.

## Airtins tae ootby steids

* BBC wabsteid. In English wi some Scots (altho the Scots is maistly uised as "nedspeak").
# Wastren European Simmer Time

**Time zones o Europe**:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| blue |  Wastren European Time (UTC+0)
Wastren European Simmer Time (UTC+1) |
| reid |  Central European Time (UTC+1)
Central European Simmer Time (UTC+2) |
| yellae |  Eastren European Time (UTC+2)
Eastren European Simmer Time (UTC+3) |
| green |  Moscow Time (UTC+3)
Moscow Simmer Time (UTC+4) |

Licht colours merks kintras that disna hae simmer time
**Wastren European Simmer Time** (**WEST**) is a simmer daylicht savin time schame, 1 oor aheid o Coordinatit Universal Time. It is uised in the follaein places:

* the Canary Islands
* the Faroe Islands
* the Republic o Ireland
* the Croun dependencies
* the Madeira islands
* continental Portugal
* the Unitit Kinrick

Wastren European Simmer Time is kent by ither names:

* **Breetish Simmer Time** (**BST**) in the Unitit Kinrick.
* **Erse Staundart Time** (IST) (Erse: *Am Caighdeánach na hÉireann* (ACÉ)) in Ireland. Whiles wrangly referred tae as **Erse Simmer Time** (Erse: *Am Samhraidh na hÉireann*).

The scheame rins frae the last Sunday in Mairch to the last Sunday in October ilka year. At baith the stairt an end o the schames, knock chynges taks place at 01:00 UTC. Durin the winter, Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) is uised.
# Northren Mariana Islands

| Commonweel o the Northren Mariana Islands *Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas* |
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| **Anthem:Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi*  (Chamorro) *Satil Matawal Pacifiko*  (Carolinian) "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
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| Status | Commonweel |
| Caipital | Capitol Hill (Saipan) ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Offeecial leids | * Inglis
* Chamorro
* Carolinian
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| Demonym(s) | Northern Mariana Islander (formal) Chamorro (colloquial) |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Govrenment | Territorial presidential constitutional republic |
|  |
| • Preses  | Donald Trump (R) |
| • Governor  | Ralph Torres (R) |
| • Lt. Governor  | Victor Hocog (R) |
| • Delegate  | Gregorio Sablan (I) |
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| Legislatur | Commonwealth Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Commonweel athin the Unitit States |
|  |
| • Covenant  | 1975 |
| • Commonweel  | 1978 |
| • End o trusteeship | 1986 |
|  |
| Aurie |
| • Total | 464 km2 (179 sq mi) (n/a) |
| • Water (%) | negligible |
| Population |
| • 2015 estimate | 52,344 (n/a) |
| • 2010 census | 53,833 (n/a) |
| • Density | 113/km2 (292.7/sq mi) (n/a) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
| • Total | $682 million (n/a) |
| • Per capita | $13,300 (n/a) |
| Currency | Unitit States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (ChST) |
| Cawin code | +1 670 |
| ISO 3166 code | MP |
| Internet TLD | .mp |
| **Wabsteid** www.gov.mp |
| 1. **^** "The Star-Spangled Banner" serves as the national anthem for the United States of America and its territories.
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The **Northren Mariana Islands**, offeecially the **Commonweel o the Northren Mariana Islands** (**CNMI**; Chamorro: *Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas*), is ane o five inhabitit American insular auries. It is ane o twa territories wi US "commonweel" status; the ither is Puerto Rico. It consists o fifteen islands in the northwastren Paceefic Ocean. The CNMI an Guam thegither comprise the Marianas airchipelago.
# Shetland

Shetland| Norse name | *Hjaltland* |
| Meanin o name | 'Hiltland' |
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| Location |
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| ShetlandShetland shawn within Scotland |
| OS grid reference | HU4363 |
| Coordinates | ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Physical geography |
| Island group | Northren Isles |
| Aurie | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | Ronas Hill 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Admeenistration |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Shetland Islands Cooncil |
| Demografics |
| Population | 23,210 (2012) |
| Population density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Lairgest settlement | Lerwick |
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**Shetland** (aulder spellin: **Zetland**, frae *Ȝetland*; Auld Norse **Hjaltland**; Gaelic: Sealtainn) is an archipelago aff the northeast coast o mainlaund Scotland. The islands lees tae the northeast o Orkney, 280 km (170 mi) frae the Faroe Islands an mak up pairt o the diveesion atween the Atlantic Ocean tae the wast an the German Ocean tae the east. The hail area is aboot 1,466 km² (566 sq mi). Shetland is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland. The islands' admeenistrative centre an anely burgh is Lerwick.

The lairgest island, kent as "the Mainland," haes an area o 967 km² (374 sq mi), makkin it the third-lairgest Scots island an the fifth-lairgest o the Breetish Isles.

## Leid

The Pechts leid deed oot durin the Viking occupation an wis replaced by Auld Norse, whilk in turn evolved intae Norn. This remains the maist kenspeckle aff-faw o Norse cultur on the islands. Awmaist ivery place name in uise thare can be traced back tae the Vikings. Norn continued tae be spoken till the 18t century whan it wis replaced by a insular byleid o Scots kent as Shetlandic an aw, that in turn is bein replaced by Scots Inglis.

Awtho Norn wis spoken for hunders o years it is nou extinct an few written sources remain.

## Fowklair

A wulver be a craitur fae Shetland fowklair alike the warwouf, descrived as a man wi a wouf heid kivert in broun fur. Unalike the veecious warwouf it be a pally beast that wad anely fash thaim that fasht it.

## Archaeological steids

Jarlshof is the best kent prehistoric archaeological steid in Shetland.

|   Cooncil areas o Scotland |  |
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Ceity o Aiberdeen |
Aiberdeenshire |
Angus |
Argyll an Bute |
Clackmannanshire |
Dumfries an Gallowa |
Ceetie o Dundee |
East Ayrshire |
East Dunbartonshire |
East Lowden |
East Renfrewshire |
Edinburgh |
Fawkirk |
Fife |
Ceetie o Glesga |
Hieland |
Inverclyde |
The Mairches |
Midlowden |
Moray |
North Ayrshire |
North Lanrikshire |
Orkney |
Perth an Kinross |
Renfrewshire |
Shetland |
Sooth Ayrshire |
Sooth Lanrikshire |
Stirlin |
Wast Dunbartonshire |
Wast Lowden |
The Waster Isles |
# Wastren Europe

Stateestical regions o Europe as delineatit bi the Unitit Nations (UN defineetion o Wastern Europe merkit licht blue):
  Northren Europe
  Wastren Europe
  Eastren Europe
  Soothren Europe
The phrase **Wastren Europe** at its maist general meanin means 'aw the kintras in the Wast o Europe'. The concept at different times haes haed different meanins, at times includin poleetical an cultural conseederations as weel as geographical. The praisent defineetion, as geographically defined bi the CIA Warld Factbeuk includes:

Wastren Europe:

* Belgium
* Fraunce
* Netherlands
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco

Soothwastren Europe:

* Andorrae
* Portugal
* Spain

CIA Warld Factbeuk classification:
  Wastren Europe
  Soothwastren Europe
The Unit Naitions defineetion conseeders Wastren Europe tae conseest o the follaein nine kintras, cepna in the case o Unitit Nations Regional Groups, that includes northren an soothren Europe an aw:

* Austrick
* Belgium
* Fraunce
* Germany
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Swisserland

## See Forby

* Wastren European Union
* Wastren warld
* First Warld
* New Europe
* Auld Europe
* Central Europe
# Bismarck, North Dakota

**Bismarck** is the caipital ceety o the U.S. state o North Dakota an the coonty seat o Lewis an Clark Coonty. Wi a population o 61,272 at the 2010 census, it is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the state.

## Fremmit airtins

* (in Inglis) Offeecial wabsteid
# Steiermark

| Styrie Steiermark |
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| State o Austrick |
| BannerCoat airms |
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| Kintra |  Austrick |
| Caipital | Graz |
| Govrenment |
|  • Governor | Franz Voves (SPÖ) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 16391.93 km2 (6,328.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) |
|  • Total | 1,243,052 |
|  • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | AT-6 |
| NUTS Region | AT2 |
| Votes in Bundesrat | 9 (of 62) |
| Website | www.steiermark.at |

**Styrie** (/ˈstaɪriə/, German: Steiermark, German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪ.ɐmaʁk] ( listen), Slovene: *Štajerska,* Hungarian: *Stájerország*) is a state or *Bundesland*, locatit in the sootheast o Austrick. In aurie it is the seicont lairgest o the nine Austrian federatit states, coverin 16,401 km². It borders Slovenie as well as the ither Austrian states o Upper Austrick, Lawer Austrick, Salzburg, Burgenland, an Carinthia. The population (as o 2019) wis 1,243,052. The caipital ceety is Graz (288,808 indwallers).

## Freemit airtins

* Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms and Armor from the State of Styria - The Canadian Museum of Civilization
* Official Tourism Website of Styria
# Nelly Sachs

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Nelly Sachs |
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| Nelly Sachs, 1966 |
| Born | Leonie Sachs 10 December 1891(1891-12-10) Schöneberg, Germany |
| Dee'd | 12 Mey 1970(1970-05-12) (aged 78) Stockholm, Swaden |
| Thrift | Poet, Playwricht |
| Naitionality | German, Swadish |
| Notable awairds | Nobel Prize in Leeteratur 1966  |
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**Nelly Sachs** (10 December 1891 – 12 Mey 1970) wis a Jewish German poet an playwricht whase experiences resultin frae the rise o the Nazis in Warld War II Europe transformed her intae a poignant spokeswoman for the grief an yearnins of her fellae Jews.
# Leids o Scotland

Scotland haes twa auncient leids (Scots leid an Scots Gaelic) an ane that's been aboot for the bygane three-fowerhunder year (Inglis). Mony leids haes been spoken thare ower the years faws intae twa general kynds: Germanic leids an Celtic leids.

## Leevin leids

### Germanic leids

* The Scots leid
	+ Doric
	+ Shetlandic
	+ Sooth Scots
* The Inglis leid
	+ Scots Inglis
	+ Hieland Inglis

### Celtic leids

* The Scots Gaelic leid

### Ither leids

* Breetish Sign Leid: Some hearin fowk haes it as a mither tongue acause thair mithers an faithers is deif. It isna sib tae Inglis, but is a leid in its ain richt.

### Differences

Atween Ingles and Scots thar ur sum wurds an grammar in common an sum no.

Samples o grammatical an wurd differences atween Ingles, Scots Ingles and Scots| Ingles | Scots Ingles | Scots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| May I come too? | Can I come too? | Can a come ana? |
| I should, if I were you. | I would, if I was you. | A wid, if a wis ye. |
| My hair needs/wants washing. | My hair needs washed. | Ma hares needin washen/washt. |
| He won't do that. | He'll not do that. | He'll no dae that. |
| Does anyone know? | Does anybody know? | Dis onybody ken? |

## Extinct leids

### Celtic leids

* The Cumbric leid
* The Pechts leid

### Germanic leids

* The Norn leid
* Auld Inglis
* Auld Norse

### Roman leids

* Norman
* French
* Laitin

## Ither leids

Ither leids haes been spoken in Scotland:

* The Romani leid
* Mony immigrant leids, for ensaumple
	+ Polish leid
	+ Hindi leid
	+ Urdu
# Kievan Rus'

| Kievan Rus' Рѹ́сь |
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| Caipital | Kiev |
| Common leids | Auld East Slavic |
| Releegion  | Slavic Paganism Orthodox Christianity |
| Govrenment | Monarchy (Rurik Dynasty) |
| Grand Prince o Kiev |   |
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| • 882–912  | Oleg |
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| Legislatur | Veche, Prince Cooncil |
| History |   |
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| • Established  | 882 |
| • Disestablished  | 1240 |
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| Currency | Grivna |
| ISO 3166 code | RU |
| The day pairt o |  Belaroushie  Estonie  Latvie  Lithuanie  Moldovae  Poland  Romanie  Roushie  Slovakie  Ukraine |

**Kievan Rus'** (Auld East Slavic Рѹ́сь, [*citation needit*] Рѹ́сьскаѧ землѧ,[*citation needit*] Greek Ῥωσία, Laitin Rus(s)ia, Ruscia, Ruzzia, Rut(h)enia, Auld Norse Garðaríki) wis a loose federation o East Slavic tribes in Europe frae the late 9t tae the mid-13t century, unner the reign o the Rurik dynasty.
# Oslo

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**Frae upper left:** Barcode at Bjørvika, Stortinget, Akershus Castle, Ryal Palace, The Oslo Opera Hoose, Astrup Fearnley Museum at Tjuvholmen |
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| Motto(s): Unanimiter et constanter (Latin: *United and constant*) |
| OsloLocation within NorwayShow map of NorawaOsloLocation within ScandinaviaShow map of ScandinavieOsloLocation within EuropeShow map of Europe |
| Coordinates: ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Kintra | Norawa |
| Destrict | Østlandet |
| Coonty | Oslo |
| Municipality | Oslo |
| Established | 1048 |
| Govrenment |
|  • Mayor | Marianne Borgen (SV) |
|  • Govrenin mayor | Raymond Johansen (AP) |
| Area |
|  • Ceety | 454.03 km2 (175.30 sq mi) |
|  • Urban | 285.26 km2 (110.14 sq mi) |
|  • Metro | 8900 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
| Population (27 February 2020) |
|  • Ceety | 693,491  |
|  • Urban | 1,019,513 |
|  • Urban density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
|  • Metro | 1,588,457 |
| Ethnic groups |
|  • Norse fowk | 71.5% |
|  • Pakistanis | 3.6% |
|  • Somalis | 2.0% |
|  • Swades | 2.0% |
|  • Poles | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.oslo.kommune.no |

**Oslo** (Norse pronunciation: [ùʃlu] ( listen) or [ùslu]) is a coonty an municipality, as well as the caipital an lairgest ceety in Norawa. Oslo wis establisht as a municipality on 1 Januar 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Foondit aroond 1048 bi King Harald Hardrada, the ceety wis lairgely destroyed bi a fire in 1624. The Dens–Norse king Christian IV rebuilt the ceety as **Christianie** (briefly an aa spelt **Kristianie**). In 1925 the ceety reclaimit its oreeginal Norse name, Oslo. The diocese o Oslo is ane o the five oreeginal dioceses in Norawa, which oreeginatit aroond the year 1070.

Oslo is the cultural, scientific, economic an govrenmental centre o Norawa. The ceety is an' a' a hub o Norse trade, bankin, industry an shippin. It is an important centre for maritime industries an maritime trade in Europe. The ceety is hame tae mony companies athin the maritime sector, some o them are amangst the warld's lairgest shippin companies, shipbrokers an maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot ceety o the Cooncil o Europe an the European Commission intercultural ceeties programme.

Oslo is considered a global ceety an ranked "Beta World Ceety" in studies performed bi the Globalization an World Ceeties Study Group an Netwirk in 2008. For several years, Oslo haes been leetit as ane o the maist expensive ceeties in the warld alang wi such ither global caipitals as Copenhagen, Paris, an Tokyo.

## Internaitional relations

### Twin touns — pairtner ceeties - an regions

Oslo is twinned or haes cooperation agreements wi the follaein ceeties/regions:

* Gothenburg, Swaden
* Mbombela, Sooth Africae
* Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
* Shanghai, Cheenae
* St. Petersburg, Roushie
* Vilnius, Lithuanie
* Warsaw, Poland
# Dutch Sign Leid

**Dutch Sign Leid** (**Nederlandse Gebarentaal**, **NGT**) is the sign leid uised in the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) an is the first or preferred leid o deif fowk in the UE; There are 932,000 Deif adults in the UE who uise NGT plus an estimatit children. The leid makes uise o space an involves movement o the hands, body, face an heid. Mony thoosans o fowk who are no deif an aa uise NGT, as hearin relatives o deif fowk, sign leid interpreters or as a result o ither contact wi the Dutch deif commonty.
# Armenies

**Armenie fowk** or **Armenies** (Armenie: հայեր, Armenian pronunciation: [hɑˈjɛɾ]) are a naition an ethnic group native tae the Armenie Heichland.

The lairgest concentration is in Armenie, haein a near homogeneous population wi 97.9% or 3,145,354 bein ethnic Armenie.
Acause o wide-rangin an lang-lastin diaspora, an estimatit tot o 3 million fowk o fou or pairtial Armenie ancestry live ootwi Armenie. As a result o the Armenie Genocide, a fair feck o survivors fled tae mony kintras ootower the warld, maist notably in Roushie, Unitit States, Fraunce, Iran, Georgie an ither pairts o Europe *(see Armenie diaspora)*.

Christianity began tae spread in Armenie suin efter Jesus Christ's daith, due tae the efforts o twa o his apostles, Saunt Thaddeus an Saunt Bartholomew In the early 4t century, the Kinrick o Armenie became the first naition tae adopt Christianity as a state releegion. Maist Armenians adhere tae the Armenian Apostolic Church, a non-Chalcedonian kirk, whilk is the warld's auldest naitional kirk.

Armenie is an Indo-European leid isolate. Armenies speak twa mutually intelligible an written forms o thair leid: Eastren Armenie, thir days spoken mainly in Armenie, Iran an the umwhile Soviet republics, an Wastren Armenie, uised in the historical Wastren Armenie an, efter the genocide o Armenies in the Ottoman Empire, primarily amangst the Armenie diaspora.

The unique Armenian alphabet wis inventit in 406 AD bi the scholar an evangelizer Mesrob Mashtots.

## Freemit airtins
# Sarmatians

The **Sarmatians** (Latin: *Sarmatæ* or *Sauromatæ*, Greek: Σαρμάται, Σαυρομάται) wur an Iranian fowk o the classical antiquity period, flourishin frae aboot the 5t century BC tae the 4t century AD. Thay spoke Scythian, an Indo-European leid frae the Eastren Iranian faimily.
# Fahrenheit

Thermometer wi Fahrenheit (marked on ooter bezel) an Celsius (marked on inner dial) degree units
  Kintras that use Fahrenheit.
  Kintras that use both Fahrenheit an Celsius.
  Kintras that use Celsius.
**Fahrenheit** is a temperatur scale based on ane proposed in 1724 bi the Pols-born German pheesicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), efter whom the scale is named. It uises the **degree Fahrenheit** (symbol **°F**) as the unit. There exist several accoonts o hou he oreeginally defined his scale. The lawer definin pynt, 0 °F, wis established as the temperatur o a solution o brine made frae equal pairts o ice an saut. Further leemits war established as the meltin pynt o ice (32 °F) an his best estimate o the average human bouk temperatur (96 °F, aboot 2.5 °F less nor modren measurements). The scale is nou usually defined bi twa fixed points: the temperatur at which watter freezes intae ice is defined as 32 °F, an the bilin pynt o watter is defined tae be 212 °F, a 180 °F separation, as defined at sea level an staundart atmospheric pressur.
# Diesel locomotive

Andrew Barclay diesel locomotive at Polmadie depot
Diesel locomotive in Nairobi (Kenyae)
A **diesel locomotive** is a teep o railwey locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel ingine. Several teeps o diesel locomotive hae been developit, differing mainly bi transmission teep, i.e. the means bi which mechanical power is conveyed tae the drivin wheels.

## Transmission teeps

### Mechanical

A diesel-mechanical locomotive uses a mechanical transmission in a fashion seemilar tae that employed in maist road vehicles. This teep o transmission is generally leemitit tae law-powered, law speed shunting locomotives, lightweight multiple units an self-propelled railcars.

### Hydraulic

Diesel-hydraulic locomotives uise ane or mair torque converters, in combination wi gears, wi a mechanical feenal drive tae convey the power frae the diesel ingine tae the wheels.

### Electric

In a diesel-electric locomotive, the diesel ingine drives an electric generator the output o which provides power tae traction motors that drive the locomotive. Thare is no mechanical connection atween the diesel ingine an the wheels.
# Lucerne

| Lucerne |
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| *Kapellbrücke* ower the Reuss |
| Coat airms |
| Location o Lucerne
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| LucerneShow map of SwisserlandLucerneShow map of Canton o Lucerne |
| Coordinates: ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Kintra | Swisserland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| Destrict | Lucerne |
| Govrenment |
|  • Executive | *Stadtrat* with 5 members |
|  • Mayor | *Stadtpräsident* (list) Beat Züsli SPS/PSS (as of September 2016) |
|  • Pairlament | *Grosser Stadtrat* with 48 members |
| Area |
|  • Total | 29.11 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Loch shore) | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Sonnenberg) | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Rotsee) | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31) |
|  • Total | 81,691 |
|  • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: *Luzerner(in)* |
| Postal code | 6000 |
| SFOS nummer | 1061 |
| Localities | Luzern, Littau |
| Surroondit bi | Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch |
| Website | www.stadtluzern.ch  Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |

**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)
# China Naitional Space Admeenistration

Dea China Naitional Space Admeenistration is China's Space Admeenistration and haes achaevid manae accompleeshmints. Theyre laytest accompleeshmint haes bein to sucseesfullie laund a spacecraeft on de faur side o the Muin.