What is Lucerne?
{{Infobox Swiss town |subject_name = Lucerne |image_photo = Lucerne collage.png |image_caption = '''Clockwise from top:''' [[Kapellbrücke]], [[Löwendenkmal]], Old town, City walls, Traditional frescoed building |municipality_name = Lucerne |municipality_type = municipality and city |imagepath_coa = Wappen Luzern matt.svg|pixel_coa= |map = Karte Gemeinde Luzern 2007.png |languages = German |canton = Lucerne |iso-code-region = CH-LU |district = [[Lucerne (district)|Lucerne]] |coordinates = {{coord|47|3|N|8|18|E|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 6000 |municipality_code = 1061 |area = 37.4 |elevation = 435 |elevation_description = Lake shore |highest = Sonnenberg |highest_m = 800 |lowest = [[Rotsee]] |lowest_m = 422 |population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-LU|1061}} |populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-LU}} |popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-LU}} |mayor = [[Beat Züsli]] |mayor_asof=2019 |mayor_party=SP/PS |mayor_title = Stadtpräsident |list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Lucerne |parliament_name = [[Lucerne#Parliament|Grosser Stadtrat]] |parliament_number_of_members = 48 |executive_name = [[Lucerne#Government|Stadtrat]] |executive_number_of_members = 5 |places = Luzern, [[Littau]] |website = www.stadtluzern.ch |demonym = {{lang-de|Luzerner(in)}} |neighboring_municipalities= [[Adligenswil]], [[Ebikon]], [[Emmen, Switzerland|Emmen]], [[Horw]], [[Kriens]], [[Malters]], [[Meggen]], [[Neuenkirch]] }} '''Lucerne''' ({{lang-de|Luzern}}, [[Swiss German]]: ''Lozärn'', [[French language|French]]: ''Lucerne'', [[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Lucerna'', [[Romansh language|Romansh]]: ''Lucerna'') is a [[city]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]] of [[Lucerne (canton)|Lucerne]] and [[county seat|seat]] of the [[districts of Switzerland|district]] with the same name. The city has a [[population]] of about 60,000. Lucerne is the biggest and most important city in Central Switzerland. The city's [[metropolitan area]] consists of 17 [[municipality|municipalities]