Kriens

Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Kriens
Municipality
Location of Kriens
Kriens
Kriens
Coordinates: 47°02′N 08°17′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne
Government
  ExecutiveStadtrat
with 5 members
  MayorStadtpräsidentin
Christine Kaufmann-Wolf CVP/PDC
(as of 2020)
  ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 36 members
Area
  Total27.31 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
Elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total27,441
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6010-6012
SFOS number1059
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Surrounded byHergiswil (NW), Horw, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Schwarzenberg
Twin townsSan Damiano d'Asti (Italy)
Websitewww.kriens.ch
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

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