City Center Lucerne

Luzern, or "Lucerne" in English, is a medium-sized town of 60,000 located in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It is the biggest concentrated population center in mostly rural Central Switzerland, that green, grassy region in the foothills of the Alps. Luzern stands facing Lake Lucerne, with the famous peaks of the Alps visible just across the lake. The city was founded by Germanic farmers shortly after the collapse of Rome. Luzern became one of the most important important members of the old Swiss Confederacy, and was one of the few Swiss towns that remained staunchly Catholic during the Protestant Reformation. The city also remained mostly agricultural well into the 19th century. The city's appearance, even today reflects a certain emphasis on the medieval attributes of life.