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	Encyclopedia: Canton of Lucerne
		Gelfingen is a municipality in the Hochdorf district of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland.
		The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland.
		The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Canton-of-Lucerne (1950 words)

	Canton of Zug - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.
		In the higher regions of the canton the population is mainly engaged in pastoral pursuits and cattle-breeding.
		The eleven municipalities of the canton are: Zug, Oberägeri, Unterägeri, Menzingen, Baar, Cham, Hünenberg, Steinhausen, Risch, Walchwil, Neuheim
	open-encyclopedia.com /Zg (856 words)

	canton of lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The lands of the canton lie on the northern foothills of the Swiss Alps.
		The canton of Lucerne compromises of territories acquired by its capital Lucerne.
		The canton of Lucerne is a gateway to holiday resorts in the nearby Alps, and much of the transit traffic between Germany and Italy crosses the region.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /canton_of_lucerne.html (326 words)

	Lucerne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne.
		The city is located on the borders of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) with a famous wooden bridge and within sight of Mount Pilatus and the Rigi.
		Lucerne was capital of the Helvetian Republic in 1798.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lucerne (329 words)

	Aargau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The canton of Lucerne lies south of the canton of Aargau, Zürich and Zug to the east.
		The canton of Aargau is one of the least mountainous Swiss cantons, forming part of a great table-land, to the north of the Alps and the east of the Jura, above which rise low hills.
		In 1798 the Bernese portion became the canton of Aargau of the Helvetic Republic, the remainder forming the canton of Baden.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Aargau (667 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 victories of the Radicals in several cantons and the murder of Leu (20 July, 1845) caused Lucerne to conclude a separate alliance (Sonderbund, 11 Dec., 1845) with Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Fribourg, Zug, and Valais, in opposition to the alliance of the Liberal cantons of 1832.
		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).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09406b.htm (2566 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)

	CANTON OF ZUG FACTS AND INFORMATION
		To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton_of_Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton_of_Schwyz.
		The Lake_of_Ãgeri is wholly within the canton, whereas the Lake_of_Zug is shared with the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz.
		The canton formed part of the ''Tellgau'' and later was one of the districts of the huge canton of the ''WaldstÃ¤tten'' in the Helvetic_Republic.
	www.livingflowers.com /en:Canton_of_Zug (831 words)

	Lake Lucerne - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Lake of the Four Forest Cantons", sometimes Lake Luzern) is a lake in central Switzerland, the fourth-largest in the country.
		The lake is a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains.
		It borders on the three original Swiss cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, as well as the canton of Lucerne, thus the name.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Lake_Lucerne (286 words)

	Lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60 274 December 2003) capital of the canton of Lucerne.
		The city is located on the of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) with a famous wooden bridge and sight of Mount Pilatus and the Rigi.
		Lucerne was capital of the Helvetian in 1798.
	www.freeglossary.com /Lucerne,_Switzerland (422 words)

	Canton of Lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The canton at first attempted to pursue a policy of separation, but was defeated by the troops of the SwissConfederation.
		The canton of Lucerne re-joined the confederation in 1848 as a fullmember.
		The canton of Lucerne is a gateway to holiday resorts in the nearby Alps, and much of thetransit traffic between Germany and Italy crosses the region.
	www.therfcc.org /canton-of-lucerne-47300.html (256 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The city of Lucerne is situated on the banks of the River Reuss in central Switzerland, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Zurich and 90 kilometers (56 miles) east of Bern.
		It is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and has a population in the region of 60,000 people.
		Lucerne's economy is largely dominated by the service sector, with prominent industries including tourism, retail, consulting and planning, healthcare and banking and financial services.
	www.usatoday.com /marketplace/ibi/Lucerne.htm (400 words)

	Canton of Schwyz - free-definition
		Schwyz (German Schwyz, French Schwytz; Italian Svitto, Romansh Sviz) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zürich in the north.
		As early as 1320 the name of the canton was applied to the whole of the confederation.
		Between 1798 and 1803 the canton of Schwyz was part of the Helvetic Republic.
	www.netlexikon.akademie.de /SZ.html (865 words)

	Lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 64,656 (1980), capital of the canton of Lucerne.
		There is apparently no record of the city's founding, but it is mentioned in 840 named "Luciaria", the name originating from a monastery of St Leodegar founded around 730.
		The opening of the St Gotthard Pass route in the 13th century made Lucerne into an important trading town.
	www.theezine.net /l/lucerne.html (281 words)

	Lucerne -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		German Luzern, capital of Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, on the Reuss River, where it issues from the northwestern branch of Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstätter See; French: Lac des Quatre Cantons), southwest of Zürich.
		Lucerne is drained by the Reuss and Kleine Emme rivers and occupies the northern foothills of the Alps, which rise to 7,710 feet (2,350 m) at the Brienzer Rothorn.
		Comprising the territories acquired by its capital, the city of Lucerne (q.v.), it was part of the Helvetic Republic after 1798 and resumed its status as an independent canton in...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9049239?tocId=9049239 (706 words)

	European Comm., Schopfer v. Switzerland
		On 16 November 1992 the Lucerne Bar’s Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsbehörde über die Rechtsanwälte) informed Mr Schöpfer that his conduct raised certain ethical questions, relating in particular to the need for discretion (Zurückhaltung) with regard to pending proceedings and to covert publicity, and asked him what he had to say on the matter.
		The participants in the proceedings agreed that it was "prescribed by law" and pursued a legitimate aim for the purposes of Article 10 § 2, namely maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
		On 18 November 1992 he appealed to the Lucerne Court of Appeal against the Hochdorf prefect’s refusal of the application for his client’s release.
	www.hrcr.org /safrica/expression/schopfer_switzerland.html (1402 words)

	Bern , Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
		The cantons and half-cantons are as follows: Aargau; Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden (half-canton); Appenzell Inner-Rhoden (half-canton); Basel-Land (half-canton); Basel-Stadt (half-canton); Bern; Fribourg; Geneva (Genève); Glarus; Graubünden (Grisons); Jura; Lucerne (Luzern); Neuchâtel; Nidwalden (half-canton); Obwalden (half-canton); Sankt Gallen; Schaffhausen; Schwyz; Solothurn (Soleure); Thurgau; Ticino; Uri; Valais; Vaud; Zug; and Zürich.
		The capital of Switzerland is Bern, with a population (1991 estimate) of 134,510.
		Although the cantons preserved their neutrality in the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648, Swiss diplomacy was able to maneuver formal recognition of Switzerland as a completely independent state by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
	www.italysoft.com /bandiere/en/switzerland (5451 words)

	City of Lucerne – Authorities
		Lucerne is the capital of the canton of the same name.
		The Canton of Lucerne is the ninth-largest of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, with an area of 1,494 square kilometres and 350,000 inhabitants.
		At the same time, Lucerne is the metropolis of Central Switzerland.
	www.stadtluzern.ch /default.aspx?pageid=1223 (122 words)

	City of Lucerne – Authorities
		The Canton of Lucerne is the ninth-largest canton, with an area of about 1,494 square kilometres and 351,800 inhabitants.
		The canton is divided into 5 administrative districts.
		The City of Lucerne is part of the administrative district of Lucerne and has about 57,300 inhabitants.
	www.stadtluzern.ch /Default.aspx?PageId=1011 (84 words)

	Canton Of Lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		and as a student of tourism at a school in Lucerne, the younger...
		Calida's headquarters are in Sursee (Canton Lucerne) and the group has a factory in Rajko/Hungary.
		Canton Aargau has been particularly hard hit, with large increases also reported in the cantons of Lucerne, Zurich and St Gallen.
	www.wikiverse.org /canton-of-lucerne (520 words)

	Luzern Tourismus AG > Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Schloss Heidegg is a castle and symbol of the "Seetal" valley in the canton of Lucerne; castle of roses and wines; house of history and culture.
		Depot of the Foundation for Photo Documentation from the Canton of Lucerne: estates from photographers from Lucerne, as well as a photographic documentation which records the changes in culture and life in the Canton of Lucerne.
		The collection of the Art Museum of Lucerne is comprised primarily of Swiss art, dating from the Renaissance to the present; also special exhibitions.
	www.centralswitzerland.ch /museums-002-010501-en.htm (1272 words)

	Search Results for "Lucerne"
		3,096), Lucerne canton, N central Switzerland, on the Lake of Sempach.
		...Rigi, (re´ge) (KEY), mountain, in the Alps, N central Switzerland, between the lakes of Lucerne, Zug, and Lauerz, rising to 5,908 ft (1,801 m) at the Kulm, the highest...
		...(grut´le) (KEY), meadows, Uri canton, central Switzerland, on the shore of the Lake of Lucerne.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Lucerne (201 words)

	Welcome to Lucerne - Steuern Luzern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Canton of Lucerne has been continually lowering tax burdens over recent years and will be decreasing taxes further in the future.
		Indeed, Lucerne is more than keeping pace with the overall Swiss average for corporate tax relief, and has taken the lead for all of Switzerland with the new tax rules for holdings companies.
		The Canton of Lucerne can give a slew of persuasive arguments why it is an attractive canton for living and working.
	www.steuernluzern.ch /index/p_welcome.htm (320 words)

	Lake Lucerne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The lake is a complicated shape with and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains.
		It has a area of 144 km² (44 sq mi) an elevation of 437 m (1434 and a maximum depth of 214 m ft).
		Influence of evaporation, ground water, and uncertainty in the hydrologic budget of Lake Lucerne, a seepage lake in Polk County, Florida (SuDoc I 19.13:2439)
	www.freeglossary.com /Lake_of_Lucerne (498 words)

	Canton of Lucerne - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Canton of Lucerne ''Flag of the canton'' Capital:Lucerne Abbr.:LU Joined:1331 Population:350,600 Area:1,493 km² Language:German
		The canton was part of the Helvetic_Republic between 1798 and 1803.
		There are 107 municipalities in the canton (as_of_April_2004).
	www.indexsuche.com /Canton_of_Lucerne.html (314 words)

	Swiss Genealogy : Canton Aargau
		The Aargau is a canton comprising 1405 square kilometers in north-central Switzerland, bordered on the north by Germany
		Bern, on the south by the canton of Lucerne and on the east by the cantons of Zürich and Zug.
		It was in 1805 that the Aargau became a sovereign canton of the Swiss Confederation.
	www.eye.ch /swissgen/kant/agallg-e.htm (2160 words)

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