Willisau District is one of the five districts (German: Ämter) of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Willisau...

Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of...

Colonel Christoph Graf (born 5 September 1961) is the 35th and current Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Francis on 7 February...

Patrick Nuo (born 31 August 1982) is a Swiss singer. Nuo was born and raised in Lucerne, Switzerland, where he lived till the age of 17.[citation needed]...

Beat Wirz (born 30 January 1953) is a Swiss former rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde...

Fabian Lustenberger (born 2 May 1988) is a Swiss former professional footballer. He has earned three caps with the Switzerland national team. In his first...

Max Wechsler (born 6 October 1938) is a former Swiss cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. "Max Wechsler Olympic...

Louis von Sonnenberg (19 May 1921 – 17 February 2004) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. "Francois...

Caspar Widmer (28 May 1874 – 27 March 1953) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1920 Summer Olympics. "Caspar...

Pirmin Lang (born 25 November 1984) is a Swiss former racing cyclist. He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. In February 2020, he publicly confessed to having...

Marianne Schroeder (born 1949 in Reiden) is a Swiss pianist and composer. She studied with Giacinto Scelsi. She played at Carnegie Hall, Lucerne Festival...

Sabine Fischer (born 29 June 1973 in Menznau) is a Swiss long-distance runner. Sabine Fischer at World Athletics Sabine Fischer at World Athletics Sabine...

Melanie Maurer (born 17 June 1988) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, and duathlete, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Winspace...

Nicolai Kern (born 12 October 1968) is a Swiss former rower. He competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Evans...

Josephine Johanna "Josi" Meier (31 August 1926 in Dagmersellen – 4 November 2006 in Lucerne) was a Swiss politician and feminist. She was one of the first...

Nadja Purtschert (born 3 September 1989) is a Swiss snowboarder, specializing in halfpipe. Purtschert competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland...

Christian Schwegler (born 6 June 1984) is a former footballer from Switzerland who played as defender. Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer...

Hildegard Kleeb (born 1957 in Richenthal, Reidenl [Wikidata], Willisau District) is a Swiss pianist. After her first piano and oboe lessons in music school...

Mathias Frank (born 9 December 1986) is a Swiss former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the Gerolsteiner, BMC Racing...

Hergiswil bei Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Hergiswil bei Willisau is first mentioned...

Hochdorf Luzern with capital Luzern Sursee with capital Sursee Willisau with capital Willisau These were abolished with the new cantonal constitution of 2007...

Aloys Lütolf (born 23 July 1824, in Gettnau near Willisau, Switzerland; died at Lucerne, 8 April 1879) was a Swiss Catholic ecclesiastical historian. He...

mechanics and quantum field theory. Felder attended school in Lugano and Willisau District. He studied physics at ETH Zurich, where he graduated with M.Sc. in...

the Huttwil-Wolhusen-Bahn, which were mainly politicians from the Willisau District, saw their project in the 1870s as part of through route that would...

Reiden is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On January 1, 2006 the former municipalities of Langnau bei...

Dagmersellen is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2006, the former municipalities of Buchs...

Pfaffnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. In the municipality two different parts are existing, the...

Luthern is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Luthern is first mentioned in 1275 as Lutrun. Luthern has...

and valleys under Austrian control, including, Meienberg, Reichensee and Willisau. These moves were the immediate cause of war. On 14 January, Lucerne called...

which left Langenthal to arrive at the Reuss north of Lucerne by way of Willisau and Ruswil. The reserve artillery was concentrated on the bridgehead of...