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	Lucerne, Switzerland (Capital) - LoveToKnow 1911
		It is one of the principal tourist centres of Switzerland, being situated on the St Gotthard railway line, by which it is 59 m.
		In 1291 the Habsburgs finally purchased Lucerne from Murbach, an act that led a few weeks later to the foundation of the Swiss Confederation, of which Lucerne became the fourth member (the first town to be included) in 1332.
		Under the Helvetic republic (1798-1803) Lucerne was the seat of the central government, under the Act of Mediation (1803-1814) one of the six "Directorial" cantons and from 1815 to 1848 one of the three ruling cantons.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Lucerne,_Switzerland_(Capital) (917 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland (Canton) - LoveToKnow 1911
		Lucerna), one of the cantons of central Switzerland.
		The shape of the canton is an irregular quadrilateral, due to the gradual acquisition of rural districts by the town, which is its historical centre.
		That district is mainly pastoral and is famous for its butter and cheese.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Lucerne,_Switzerland_(Canton) (578 words)

	Zurich Tourism,Lake Lucerne Switzerland,Zurich Switzerland Tourism,Lucerne Tourism
		Switzerland Tours net gives you in detail information of Lucerne, Zurich and Swiss Alps; also the major Destinations in Switzerland, Hotels in Switzerland and Switzerland Tours and Packages.
		Lucerne is a place which offers something for everyone...a place which offers the highest quality of life in Switzerland.
		Switzerland has a temperate climate but with changes in altitude, the climate can be cold, rainy/snowy, cool and humid.
	switzerlandtours.net /cities-in-switzerland5.html (815 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lucerne
		Lucerne took a considerable part in the numerous Italian campaigns of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially in the victorious campaigns of the Swiss against Charles the Bold of Burgundy, which brought rich spoils to the city.
		The canton of Lucerne, at the census of 1900, numbered 146,519 inhabitants, 134,020 of whom were Catholics, 12,085 were Protestants, and 414 of other denominations; the city, 29,255 inhabitants (23,955 Catholics, 4933 Protestants, 299 Jews).
		Lucerne is the seat of the seminary for the Diocese of Basle, with six professors.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09406b.htm (2537 words)

	Lucerne history and hotels
		Lucerne became the central market and key link between "grain land" in northern Switzerland and "pasture land" in the Alps and the foothills.
		Lucerne faces the south naturally with its back to the central plain, from where not only new ecclesiastical ideas came in the 16th century, but also economic and political ones in the 19th century.
		This was made possibly through Lucerne's railway connections which were built from 1856 on: first to Olten and Basel, in 1864 followed the railway to Zug and Zurich and in 1897 the connection to the Gotthard railway, which was built in 1882.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /travel/lucerne_hotels.htm (1809 words)

	Lucerne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the district with the same name.
		The city grew from a small fishing village of ancient origins on the shores of Lake Lucerne with the founding of the Benedictine monastery of St.
		The Culture and Convention Center Lucerne beside the lake in the center of the city was designed by Jean Nouvel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lucerne (860 words)

	AllRefer.com - Lucerne, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Drained by the Reuss and Kleine Emme rivers, Lucerne is mainly an agricultural and pastoral region, with orchards and large forested areas.
		Lucerne was one of the chief towns of the Sonderbund (1845–47).
		The noted monument, the Lion of Lucerne, designed by A. Thorvaldsen, was erected (1820–21) in memory of the Swiss Guards killed in Paris in 1792.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Lucerne.html (430 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Switzerland is the shovel that France is using to poke Prussia.
		Switzerland is largely a Protestant and Catholic nation, with a Jewish population estimated at less than 20,000 or about 0.3% of the country's residents.
		Synagogues in Switzerland http://www.maven.co.il/synagogues-search.asp?C=438 and http://www.kosherdelight.com/Switzerlandsynagogues.htm and http://www.amyisrael.co.il/europe/switzerland/
	williambader.com /hidden/lucerne/lucerne.html (5881 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Lucerne, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The city of Lucerne is by far the largest central population town in central Switzerland, and is home to approximately 100,000 people, with another 200,000 or so living in the immediate area.
		Lucerne is spelled Luzern in German, and so this is the name that will be shown on Swiss railway timetables, road signs, etc. Many are the times that confused tourists have been found wandering around the French Swiss town of Lausanne, wondering why they can't find their hotel.
		Although Lucerne is on the whole a very safe and pleasant experience, the industrial towns of Emmen, Littau and Kriens on its northern and western boundaries have a terrible reputation in Switzerland as a whole for a wide range of social problems.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A596054 (2682 words)

	Lucerne, in Central Switzerland
		Situated towards the western end of Lake Lucerne (known locally as the Vier Waldstättersee) and surrounded by spectacular alpine views, Lucerne is dominated by water and mountains.
		Lucerne and its surroundings lay claim to many “firsts” - including Mount Pilatus, with the world's steepest cogwheel railway, Mount Titlis (Europe's first revolving cable car) and Lucerne itself (world's largest fleet of paddle steamers on an inland lake).
		Walking the length of the bridge is a must - dozens of painted panels (some salvaged from the fire, others photographic copies of the originals) decorate the interior of the bridge to show the ways in which the city was founded, and provide an illustration of life hundreds of years ago.
	www.odd-stuff.info /travel/lucerne/lucerne.htm (1138 words)

	Lucerne - Switzerland Tourism
		Lucerne is a city of town squares and churches.
		The figure of a dying lion which was hewn from the face of rock in remembrance of the heroic death of Swiss guards killed during an attack on the Tuileries in 1792 is one of the best-known monuments in Switzerland.
		Lucerne is the ideal starting point for many excursions to the highlights of central Switzerland.
	www.myswitzerland.com /en/infra.cfm/rkey/736 (800 words)

	Guide and Travel Facts: Lucerne, Switzerland
		In Lucerne there is nothing hurried or cluttered or obtrusive; here, the Swiss have dedicated their legendary meticulousness to creating a place where important things happen but which remains a delight to live in or visit and beautiful to look at.
		All around the lion are reminders of Lucerne's primordial past: you are in the glacier garden where enormous pock-marked rock formations remind you of those enormous slabs of ice which once leveled the face of Northern Europe and left the enormous piles of debris which are now the Alps.
		Under the roof beams are 112 paintings depicting the history of Lucerne, and the legends of St. Leger and St. Maurice, the patron saints of the city.
	www.passports.com /trips/cityfact/cityfact.asp?city=Lucerne (4549 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lucerne was an important medieval trading area between the upper Rhine and Lombardy.
		In the wake of the Reformation, it became the most important of the Catholic cantons, and was the seat of the papal nunzio until late in the nineteenth century.
		Napoleon's conquest of Switzerland in 1798, Lucerne was for a brief time the capital of the new Helvetic Republic.
	www.english.upenn.edu /Projects/knarf/Places/lucerne.html (78 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland - March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lucerne is the most visited town in Switzerland.
		Oddly enough, that's the oldest clock in Lucerne and is thus granted the right (honor?) of chiming the hour one minute before all the other clocks in the city do.
		Many of the buildings here are impressively frescoed, and an assortment of statues surmounting fountains (such as the one in the foreground here) add to the colorfulness of it all.
	www.mrfs.net /trips/2002/Switzerland/Lucerne/Lucerne.html (487 words)

	Lucerne
		Lucerne, which hosts an average 1 million overnight stays a year, experienced a 36 percent decrease in Japanese visitors in the first six months of this year and a 16 percent decline in American visitation.
		Lucerne is set in an idyllic Alpine setting of lakes and mountains and attracts many tourists every year.
		Lucerne's most photographed attraction, pictured on virtually every postcard, is the Chapel Bridge, built in 1333, and its Water Tower, which used to serve as both watch tower and prison cum torture chamber.
	www.gremler.net /personal/Lucerne_Story_030824.html (1117 words)

	Lucerne — FactMonster.com
		Lucerne was one of the chief towns of the
		Lake of Lucerne - Lucerne, Lake of, Ger.
		Kriens - Kriens, town, Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, at the foot of Mt. Pilatus.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0830538.html (365 words)

	Lucerne - Switzerland - Information
		Lucerne (German: Luzern) is the capital of the canton of the same name.
		Lucerne is the economic and cultural centre of central Switzerland.
		The economy of Lucerne is based on tourism and commerce.
	www.swissworld.org /en/geography/towns/lucerne (294 words)

	Lucerne Travel,Travel to Lucerne,Lucerne Travel Guide,Travel to Lucerne Switzerland,Lucerne Travel Switzerland,Lucerne ...
		Lucerne came to be recognized as a trading center after the opening of the St. Gotthard Pass in the 13th century.
		Refurbishing itself after destruction by earthquakes and tsunami in the early 17th century, Lucerne has become a must-see city in Switzerland, courtesy the opening of a proper railway network.
		Sightseeing: The Chapel Bridge is the biggest tourist attraction during travel to Lucerne, Switzerland.
	www.traveltoswitzerland.in /travel-to-switzerland/travel-to-lucerne.html (428 words)

	Lucerne,Lucerne Switzerland,Lucerne City Switzerland,Lucerne Tours,Tours to Lucerne Switzerland,Lucerne Switzerland ...
		Lucerne is a small and beautiful city in the heart of switzerland besides being one of the most picturesque places you can ever visit.
		Lucerne is also a great base that provides good access to the famous Swiss destinations, such as the Mt. Rigi and the Rütli Meadow.
		Lucerne is a real exotic place for a memorable holiday tour where one can spend at least a couple of days to roam around in its excellent museums.
	www.tsiholidays.com /switzerland/lucerne.html (320 words)

	Lucerne Switzerland, Switzerland Tour, Switzerland Tourism
		Apart from being the base of initiating a Switzerland Tour, Lucerne is an exotic place to spend at least a couple of days to roam about in its quality museums - a Picasso gallery, the impressive Verkehrshaus (Transport Museum) - along with the medieval battlements, cobbled alleys and hidden garden courtyards.
		Lucerne has also pioneered the café culture within the country, treasured by the youth of the city.
		Whether it is the history and tradition, the misty lake at its doorstep, the snow-capped peak of Pilatus, or its nightlife, Lucerne hypnotizes the tourists by its magic for long.
	www.switzerlandtours.net /lucerne.html (307 words)

	Lucerne travel guide - Wikitravel
		Lucerne (Luzern in Swiss-German) [1] is a beautiful small city in the heartland of Switzerland, across the lake from Altdorf, where legend has it William Tell shot an apple off of his son's head.
		The first city to join the Swiss Confederation, today Lucerne is a lovely small city with a thriving tourism industry, owing mainly to its status as a gateway to Central Switzerland.
		Lucerne sits at the north end of the Vierwaldstättersee, one of the busiest waterways in Switzerland, for travel information from Schwyz, Flüelen, Weggis, and outbound points see the schedule at the Schifffahrt Vierwaldstättersee.
	wikitravel.org /en/Lucerne (2292 words)

	LucerneGuide Lucerne Switzerland, Luzern Schweiz, Portrait, Museums, Events, Hotels, Holiday Accommodation
		The geographical heart of Switzerland, more poetically described by Alexandre Dumas as "a pearl in the world's most beautiful oyster", Lucerne is an undeniably magical city.
		Lucerne was a fishing village in the Middle Ages but the modest settlement soon became an important trading center after the St. Gotthard pass was opened and goods were transferred from ship to land transportation.
		Over an area of 2100 square meters there are temporary exhibitions, showing significant modern works of art, as well as exhibits from the museum's own collection with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century landscape painting and international art from 1960.
	www.lucerneguide.ch /Seite_3_Lucern.html (1031 words)

	Lucerne : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Lucerne is a tourist favorite partly because it embodies the storybook image of a Swiss town.
		Lucerne's strategic gateway to the south and the rich markets of Italy lie between Rigi and Pilatus.
		Arturo Toscanini was a founder of the Lucerne International Festival of Music, one of the most important musical events in Europe, which takes place annually in August and September.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lucerne/0162010001.html (393 words)

	Lucerne Travel Guide and Information about Lake Lucerne Switzerland
		Lucerne is ideally situated in the historic and scenic heart of what many believe to be the 'true' Switzerland - picture mountains, lakes, cowbells, alpine villages and meadows full of edelweiss.
		Lucerne is located in Central Switzerland, 54 km (34 miles) from Zurich, the nearest airport.
		Lucerne is 244 km (152 miles) from Geneva and 92 km (57 miles) from Berne.
	www.magicswitzerland.com /lucerne.htm (300 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lucerne Experience encompasses the highlights of this small but enchanting city, set in striking scenery in a three-night break based at a choice of three or four-star hotels.
		Unquestionably one of Europe's most charming cities, Lucerne also has the added virtue of stunning lakeside and mountain scenery on its doorstep.
		Above the old town is the original city wall from which you can admire the splendour and variety of the scenery; on the lower side is the river which flows out of Lake Lucerne and under the famous Chapel Bridge.
	www.lakes-mountains.co.uk /europe/breaks/luce.html (516 words)

	Lucerne, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Today we arrived in Lucerne Switzerland and all I can say is this place is amazing.
		As for the city of Lucerne it was a nice town, it had a beautiful river running through the city, which tempted me much to often to go for a swim.
		Of course Switzerland is known for Swiss Army knifes and watches so I had to bite the bullet and pick up a nice new watch.
	www.dock.net /khaneric/euro/lucerne/index.html (486 words)

	Lovely Lucerne, Switzerland - Associated Content
		Lucerne is an ancient place, mentioned for the first time in historical records, as "Lucaria" in the year 840.
		Lucerne today is a busy tourist center and has a population of about 60,000.
		Positioned in the center of Switzerland, Lucerne makes an excellent home base for exploring.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/44360/lovely_lucerne_switzerland.html (558 words)

	Travel Lucerne - Lucerne, Switzerland
		Lucerne is a picturesque city located at the heart of Switzerland.
		Lucerne is home to many historical, geographical, and shopping points of interest.
		Lucerne has many places of interest for the shopper in you including Bucherer Lucerne, sometimes reffered to as the department store of watches.
	travel-lucerne.com (234 words)

	_ history Luzern Lucerne Switzerland guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The town’s name probably derives from the Celtic word lozzeria, meaning “a settlement on marshy ground”, and that’s more or less all Luzern was in the mid-eighth century when the small Benedictine monastery which existed here is thought to have come under the control of the Alsatian Abbey of Murbach.
		The early nineteenth-century quarrels in politics and religion led to civil war, with Luzern at the heart of the Catholic rebel Sonderbund– an association which, after Confederate forces had reasserted their control in 1847, led to Luzern being passed over for the choice of federal capital.
		By this time, though, tourism to Switzerland had already begun, and with the cessation of hostilities Luzern became a focus for the increasing tide of foreign visitors, both for its own lakeside location, and as the gateway to the high Alps.
	www.switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/lucerne/history.html (1165 words)

	Bridges of Lucerne - Switzerland for Visitors
		It would be easy to dismiss Lucerne as a tourist trap, but that would be a mistake.
		Two of the "must-see" attractions in Lucerne are its medieval covered bridges across the Reuss River, one of which (see photo) has become the unofficial symbol of the city.
		The bridge bends as it leaves the shore, then angles across the river past a stone Wasserturm (Water Tower) that is believed to have once served as the lucerna, or lighthouse, after which the town was named.
	europeforvisitors.com /switzaustria/articles/bridges_of_lucerne.htm (334 words)

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