Horw

Horw (Swiss German: Horb) is a municipality in Lucerne-Land in the Swiss canton of Lucerne.

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Horw
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Horw
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Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°19′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Lucerne-Land
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Markus Hool FDP/PRD
• Parliament	Einwohnerrat with 30 members
Area [1]
• Total	20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	14,107
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6048
SFOS number	1058
Localities	St. Niklausen, Kastanienbaum
Surrounded by	Hergiswil (NW), Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Meggen, Stansstad (NW)
Twin towns	Bratsch (Switzerland)
Website	www.horw.ch Profile (in German), SFSO statistics