Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°15′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Altwis
Canton	Lucerne
District	Hochdorf
Coordinates	47°14′N 8°15′E
Population	338   (December 2004)
Area	2.90 km²
Elevation	484 m
Postal code	6286
SFOS number	1022
Website	www.altwis.ch
Altwis

Altwis is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ...

External links

• Altwis in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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Municipalities in the district of Hochdorf, Switzerland

Aesch | Altwis | Ballwil | Emmen | Ermensee | Eschenbach | Gelfingen | Hämikon | Hitzkirch | Hochdorf | Hohenrain | Inwil | Lieli | Mosen | Müswangen | Rain | Retschwil | Römerswil | Rothenburg | Schongau | Sulz Image File history File links Lucerne-coat_of_arms. ... Aesch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gelfingen is a municipality in the Hochdorf district of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Rain is a commune in the Hochdorf district, Lucerne canton, Switzerland. ...

Canton of Lucerne | Districts of Canton Lucerne | Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ...