Gettnau

Also known as Gettnau LU

Gettnau is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Gettnau
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Coat of arms of Gettnau.svg
Swiss town.image_photo: 2012-03-17-Gettnau (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 075.JPG
Swiss town.canton: Lucerne
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-LU
Swiss town.district: Willisau
Swiss town.postal_code: 6142
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1130
Swiss town.area: 6.06
Swiss town.elevation: 548
Swiss town.population: 1159
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2019
Swiss town.popofyear: 2019
Swiss town.website: www.gettnau.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Alberswil, Ohmstal, Schötz, Willisau, Zell

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Official name: Gettnau
Population: 1170
Area: 6.05
Elevation: 548
Official website: www.gettnau.ch
Image: 2012-03-17-Gettnau (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 075.JPG
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: LU

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Commons category: Gettnau
postal code: 6142
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1130

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Gettnau is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.

==History== Gettnau is first mentioned in the 9th century as Kepinhouva.