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Lucerne is a canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population is 363,475 (as of 2007) of which 57,268 (or 15.8%) are foreigners. The cantonal capital is Lucerne
Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the Lucerne with the same name. With a population of 57,890, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and focal point of the region....
.

canton of Lucerne is located in the centre of Switzerland. It is drained by the Reuss river
Reuss River

The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest List of rivers of Switzerland ....
 and the river Kleine Emme
Kleine Emme

The Kleine Emme is a river of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, a left tributary of the Reuss River extending for 58 km, draining a basin of 477 km?....
. The lands of the canton lie on the northern foothills of the Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
 (Urner Alps
Urner Alps

The Urner Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland in the western part of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Canton of Lucerne, canton of Bern, Canton of Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Glarus Alps to the east....
). The highest elevation of the canton of Lucerne is at the Brienzer Rothorn at 2,350m.






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Lucerne is a canton
Cantons of Switzerland

File:Karte 13 Alte Orte.pngThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the State s of the federation of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereignty state with its own borders, army and currency until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848....
 of Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population is 363,475 (as of 2007) of which 57,268 (or 15.8%) are foreigners. The cantonal capital is Lucerne
Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the Lucerne with the same name. With a population of 57,890, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and focal point of the region....
.

Geography

The canton of Lucerne is located in the centre of Switzerland. It is drained by the Reuss river
Reuss River

The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest List of rivers of Switzerland ....
 and the river Kleine Emme
Kleine Emme

The Kleine Emme is a river of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, a left tributary of the Reuss River extending for 58 km, draining a basin of 477 km?....
. The lands of the canton lie on the northern foothills of the Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
 (Urner Alps
Urner Alps

The Urner Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland in the western part of the Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Canton of Lucerne, canton of Bern, Canton of Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the Glarus Alps to the east....
). The highest elevation of the canton of Lucerne is at the Brienzer Rothorn at 2,350m. The area of the canton is 1,493 kmē.

History

See also: Swiss peasant war of 1653
Swiss peasant war of 1653

The Swiss peasant war of 1653 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe in the Old Swiss Confederacy at the time of the Early Modern Switzerland....
The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne
Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the Lucerne with the same name. With a population of 57,890, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and focal point of the region....
, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase, largely by 1415. Lucerne had already joined the Swiss Confederation in 1332. The canton briefly attempted to pursue a policy of separation from 1841-1847 and joined the Sonderbund
Sonderbund

The Sonderbund war of November 1847 was a civil war in Switzerland. It ensued after the Sonderbund was created in 1845 in Switzerland as a league among seven Roman Catholic Church and Conservativism Cantons of Switzerland, in order to protect their interests against a Centralized government....
, which was dissolved by force by a federal army in 1847.

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