Lucerne Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

() is a city in Switzerland. Lucerne, Luzern, or Luzerne may also refer to:

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Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Switzerland. It is located in the country's central, German-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking part. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population included 57 ...

, a Canton in Switzerland, where the city is located *

Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne (, literally 'Lake of the four Waldstätte, forested settlements' (in English usually translated as ''forest cantons''), , ) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country. Geography The lake has a compli ...

, a lake in Switzerland * La Lucerne-d'Outremer, a village and ''commune'' in France *Lucerna, a neighborhood in

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

United States

* Lucerne, Arkansas; see List of places in Arkansas: L *

Lucerne, Lake County, California Lucerne (formerly Clear Lake Beach, located in the area called Sikom by the Eastern Pomo) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Lucerne is located east-northeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1329 feet ( ...

, a census-designated place *

Lucerne Valley, California Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) and valley landform in the southern Mojave Desert, in western San Bernardino County, California. Geography The geographic valley is defined by the surrounding Granite Mountains, Ord Mountains ...

, a census-designated place *

Lucerne, Colorado Lucerne is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Lucerne Post Office has the ZIP Code 80646. The post office has been in operation since 1892. The community was named after the lucerne ...

, an unincorporated community * Lucerne, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Lucerne, Kansas, a former town and post office * Luzerne, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Lucerne, Michigan, a former settlement *

Luzerne, Michigan Luzerne is an unincorporated community in Oscoda County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Big Creek Township. As an unincorporated community, Luzerne has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of i ...

, and unincorporated community *

Lucerne, Missouri Lucerne is a village in western Putnam County, Missouri, United States. The population was 57 at the 2020 census. History Lucerne was platted in 1887. The community most likely took its name from Lucerne, Ohio. A post office called Lucerne h ...

, a village * Lucerne, Columbiana County, Ohio, a ghost town * Lucerne, Knox County, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Lucerne, Pennsylvania; see List of places in Pennsylvania: Lo–Ly *

Lucerne (Brownsville, Tennessee) Lucerne, also known as Catron Place, is a historic house on a former plantation in Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1855 by slaves for Peter Mosby. With It became known as Catron Place in 1904, when it was acquired by the Catron famil ...

, a historic house and former plantation * Lucerne, Washington, an unincorporated community *

Lucerne, West Virginia Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The ...

, an unincorporated community *

Lucerne, Wyoming Lucerne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census. Geography Lucerne is located on U.S. Route 20 between Thermopolis and Worland. According to the United St ...

, a census-designated place *

Lucerne Mines, Pennsylvania Lucernemines, usually written as Lucerne Mines, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 937 at the 2010 census. Geography Lucerne Mines is located at (40.554447, -79.155584). Accor ...

, a census-designated place *

Luzerne, Iowa Luzerne is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 112 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical ...

, a city *

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Luzerne County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeaste ...

, a county *

Luzerne, Pennsylvania Luzerne is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough located north of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,703 at the time of the 2020 census. History The community was first ...

, a borough in Luzerne County *

Luzerne Township, Pennsylvania Luzerne Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,585 at the 2020 census, down from 5,965 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of East Millsboro, La Belle, Hiller, Isabella, Luze ...

, a township

People

* Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne (1741–1791), French soldier and ambassador *

Antoine Garaby de La Luzerne Antoine de Garaby, sieur de Pierrepont, de La Luzerne et d'Étienville (28 October 1617 – 4 July 1679) was a French moralist. Garaby de La Luzerne was born in the family manor of La Besnardière at Montchaton near Coutances. He was the son of Be ...

(1617–1679), French author and moralist

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* ''Lucerne'' (shipwreck), shipwreck site off the coast of La Pointe, Wisconsin *

Buick Lucerne The Buick Lucerne is a full-size car manufactured by General Motors from 2005 to 2011. Named for the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, it served as Buick's top-of-the-line sedan until it was replaced by the second generation Buick LaCrosse. History ...

, a full-size luxury sedan introduced for the 2006 model year *

Lucerne hammer The Lucerne hammer ( ) is a type of polearm which was popular in Swiss armies during the 15th to 17th centuries. It was a combination of the bec de corbin and a pronged war hammer. Origins The weapon originates from Switzerland, and the name co ...

, a medieval polearm weapon * Lucerne, the store brand for dairy and other products by

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or its subsidiaries. The rights to the Lucerne brand in Canada belong to

Agropur Agropur Cooperative is a Canadian dairy cooperative founded on August 24, 1938, in Granby, Quebec, by L.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers, and 86 local dairy producers. Headquartered in Saint-Hubert, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, Agropur has grown to b ...

and is sold in Canadian Safeway and Sobeys stores. *

Alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial plant, perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, ...

, ''Medicago sativa'', a species of perennial flowering plant also known as lucerne * ''

Cytisus proliferus ''Cytisus proliferus'', tagasaste or tree lucerne, is a small spreading evergreen tree that grows high. It is a well known fertilizer tree. It is a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family and is indigenous to the dry volcanic slopes of the Canary ...

'', tree lucerne, a small evergreen tree

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