Altishofen

Also known as Altishofen LU

Altishofen is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Altishofen
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Altishofen 341.JPG
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Altishofen COA.png
Swiss town.canton: Lucerne
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-LU
Swiss town.district: Willisau
Swiss town.postal_code: 6246
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1123
Swiss town.area: 5.76
Swiss town.elevation: 482
Swiss town.website: www.altishofen.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Dagmersellen, Ebersecken, Nebikon, Reiden

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1577
Area: 5.76
Elevation: 520
Official website: www.altishofen.ch
Image: Schloss Altishofen.jpg
Dialing code: 062
Licence plate code: LU

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postal code: 6246
Commons category: Altishofen
P8168: Kai Warner
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1123

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Altishofen is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.

==History== Altishofen is first mentioned around 1184-90 as Alteloshovin. In 1190 it was mentioned as Alteloshoven.