Kriens is a municipality in Lucerne-Land in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Kriens
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Kriens |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 08°17′E |
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Canton | Lucerne |
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| District | Lucerne-Land |
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| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
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| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Cyrill Wiget Green Party (as of Feb 2016) |
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| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 36 members |
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| • Total | 27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
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| • Total | 27,441 |
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| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
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| Postal code(s) | 6010-6012 |
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| SFOS number | 1059 |
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| Surrounded by | Hergiswil (NW), Horw, Littau, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Schwarzenberg |
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| Twin towns | San Damiano d'Asti (Italy) |
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| Website | www.kriens.ch Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
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