Littau

Littau
Location of Littau
Littau
Littau
Coordinates: 47°3′N 8°16′E / 47.050°N 8.267°E / 47.050; 8.267
CountrySwitzerland
CantonLucerne
DistrictLucerne
Area
 • Total
13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Population
 (December 2009)
 • Total
17,224
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,367/sq mi)
DemonymLittauer
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6014
SFOS number1060
ISO 3166 codeCH-LU
Surrounded byEmmen, Kriens, Lucerne (Luzern), Malters, Neuenkirch
Website
Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Littau (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪtaʊ]) is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.