HORW

Lucerne · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 47.02°N / 8.31°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,660,298

Horw is a city in Switzerland with a population of 12,348. It sits at 47.02/8.31, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Kriens.

Population 12,348

Place Type County Seat

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Lucerne
Coords: 47.02°N / 8.31°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Kriens Lucerne 25,010 2.4 km

S Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 3.6 km

N Luzern Lucerne 81,691 3.7 km

SE Stansstad Nidwalden 4,471 4.9 km

NW Littau Lucerne 16,121 5.1 km

NE Meggen Lucerne 6,533 6.0 km

NE Adligenswil Lucerne 5,576 6.7 km

N Ebikon Lucerne 11,471 7.3 km

N Emmen Lucerne 30,926 7.3 km

SE Stans Nidwalden 8,393 7.8 km

Air access

nearby

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

8.2 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

8.3 km

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

8.4 km

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

12.8 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

20.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Horw?: 12,348 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Horw in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Horw in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Horw?: Buochs Airport (BXO).
How far is Horw from Bern?: About 66 km.
Does Horw have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?: French and Italian.
What currency is used in Switzerland?: Swiss Franc.
How many cities are in Switzerland?: 1,895 on record.
Which admin region is Horw in?: Lucerne.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2660298

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2660298,
    "name": "Horw",
    "ascii_name": "Horw",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 12348,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA3",
    "latitude": 47.01692,
    "longitude": 8.30956
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x smaller than Kriens.
2 km from Kriens.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.