Horw
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1058
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’897 parcels in Horw, covering 20.9 km². 75.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 872 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’897
- 2.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 20.9 km²
1.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 872 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 75.4%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Horw
Horw ranks 8th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Horw measures 872 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’199 m². Horw is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.4% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 0.35 (23.3%), Wohnzone landschaftlich empf. Lage W2 0.25 (19.8%) and Wohnzone W2 0.30 (10.2%). In total, Horw uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Horw has 3’692 buildings with 8’055 dwellings, 2.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 51.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 27.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (26.5% of them), and 23% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’183 (75.4%)Unbuilt: 714 (24.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2 0.35 | 676 | 0.56 km² | 90.4% |
| Wohnzone landschaftlich empf. Lage W2 0.25 | 574 | 0.74 km² | 83.4% |
| Wohnzone W2 0.30 | 296 | 0.36 km² | 81.4% |
| Wohnzone W3 0.55 | 243 | 0.31 km² | 86.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 194 | 3.65 km² | 55.2% |
| Wald | 135 | 2.20 km² | 23.0% |
| Wohnzone W4 0.75 | 97 | 0.14 km² | 89.7% |
| Uferschutzzone | 96 | 0.09 km² | 36.5% |
| Zentrumszone Z 1.3 | 80 | 0.07 km² | 80.0% |
| Wohnzone W3 0.45 | 64 | 0.07 km² | 85.9% |
| Arbeits- und Wohnzone | 62 | 0.11 km² | 75.8% |
| Übriges Gebiet A | 61 | 8.13 km² | 18.0% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 319 | 4.52 km² | 64.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’692 buildings with 8’055 dwellings here; 1’067 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’692
- Dwellings
- 8’055
- Single-family houses
- 1’067
- Building volume
- 5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Horw
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