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HORW

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

LU
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

FAQ

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ 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
  }
}
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