Does Luzern have a university?

Yes. Hochschule Luzern and PHLU - University of Teacher Education Lucerne.

LUZERN

Lucerne · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 47.05°N / 8.31°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,659,811

Luzern is a city in Switzerland with a population of 81,691. It sits at 47.05/8.31, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Kriens.

Population 81,691

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Lucerne
Coords: 47.05°N / 8.31°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Kriens Lucerne 25,010 2.7 km

W Littau Lucerne 16,121 3.3 km

S Horw Lucerne 12,348 3.7 km

NW Emmen Lucerne 30,926 4.0 km

NE Ebikon Lucerne 11,471 4.1 km

E Adligenswil Lucerne 5,576 4.5 km

E Meggen Lucerne 6,533 5.2 km

NE Buchrain Lucerne 5,341 6.0 km

S Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 7.4 km

E Merlischachen Schwyz 1,219 7.7 km

Air access

nearby

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

4.7 km

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

10.9 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

12.0 km

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

16.3 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

17.2 km

Universities

linked

Hochschule Luzern

hslu.ch

PHLU - University of Teacher Education Lucerne

phlu.ch

Universität Luzern

unilu.ch

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Luzern?: 81,691 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Luzern in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Luzern in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Luzern?: Emmen Air Base (EML).
How far is Luzern from Bern?: About 66 km.
Does Luzern have a university?: Yes. Hochschule Luzern and PHLU - University of Teacher Education Lucerne.
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 Luzern in?: Lucerne.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2659811

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2659811,
    "name": "Luzern",
    "ascii_name": "Luzern",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 81691,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 47.05048,
    "longitude": 8.30635
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.3x the population of Kriens.
2 km from Kriens.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.