20 Facts About Lucerne

Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.

In 1178 Lucerne acquired its independence from the jurisdiction of Murbach Abbey, and the founding of the city proper probably occurred that same year.

The populace was not content with the increasing Habsburg influence, and Lucerne allied with neighboring towns to seek independence from their rule.

In 1415 Lucerne gained Reichsfreiheit from Emperor Sigismund and became a strong member of the Swiss confederacy.

Lucerne was besieged by a peasant army and quickly signed a peace treaty with the rebels in the Swiss peasant war of 1653.

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Schiller himself had not been to Lucerne, but was inspired to write the play by his wife Lotte and his friend Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who had both personally visited the city and its surrounding canton.

Lucerne is located at the outfall of Lake Lucerne into the river Reuss, which flows from south-east to north-west.

Any resident of Lucerne allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the City Council.

Lucerne is home to a number of major Swiss companies, including AlpTransit Gotthard rail link, Schindler Group, Chronoswiss, Emmi, and the Luzerner Kantonalbank.

Suva, one of Switzerland's oldest accident insurance companies, is based in Lucerne, as is the University of Lucerne, the youngest of Switzerland's traditional universities.

Thanks to its continuous tax-cutting policies, Lucerne has become Switzerland's most business-friendly canton.

Old Town Lucerne is mainly located just north of the Reuss, and still has several fine half-timber structures with painted fronts.

Since plans for the new culture and convention centre arose in the late 1980s, Lucerne has found a balance between the so-called established culture and alternative culture.

Lucerne is home to the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, a category A symphonic orchestra, and to the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, and they both hold most of their performances in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre.

Lucerne is home to Keramikkonzerte, a series of classical chamber music concerts held throughout each year, as well as Zaubersee, a festival dedicated to Russian classical music.

Lucerne's Carnival ends with a crowning finish on Gudisdienstag evening with the Monstercorso, a tremendous parade of Guggenmusiken, lights and lanterns with even a larger audience.

Since spring 2004, Lucerne has hosted the Festival Rose d'Or for television entertainment.

In 2004, Lucerne was the focus of Swiss Wrestling fans when it had hosted the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine festival, which takes place every three years in a different location.

Lucerne provided flights with airships until 1914 without notable accidents.

Lucerne hosted FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event Lucerne Open 2015 and FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship in 2016.