Information about the Kanton Luzern

General Information:

Abbreviation:	LU
State Capital:	Luzern City ("Stadt Luzern")
Member of the Swiss Federation since:	1332
Administrative language:	German
Size:	1493 km²

Located in the center of Switzerland.
Hosts the world famous chapel bridge ("Kapellbrücke") and the Glacier Garden with the famous Lion Monument ("Löwendenkmal").
Administration of the canton Luzern.
Tourist Board (Verkehrsverein).
Hosts the Swiss Transport Museum ("Verkehrshaus der Schweiz") featuring the one and only IMAX theater in Switzerland.
Die Wappen des Standes, der Ämter, Gemeinden und der bisherigen Bundesräte, Bundesrichter, Schultheissen und Stadtpräsidenten.