At a Glance
Lucerne
Population: 57,890
Size: 2,397 square kilometers
Language: German, French, Italian
People: Germanic, French, Italian
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Switzerland.
Currency: Currency is the Swiss franc. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm.
Electricity: 220 volts, 2 round pin plugs are used for most small appliances.
Bern
Population: 128,041
Size: 2,462 square kilometers
Language: German
People: Germanic, French, Italian
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Switzerland.
Currency: Currency is the Swiss franc. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm.
Electricity: 220 volts, 2 round pin plugs are used for most small appliances.
St. Moritz
Population: 5,121
Size: 28.69 square kilometers
Language: German, Romansh
People: Germanic, French, Italian
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Switzerland.
Currency: Currency is the Swiss franc. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm.
Electricity: 220 volts, 2 round pin plugs are used for most small appliances.
Innsbruck
Population: 117,916
Size: 1,124 square kilometers
Language: German
People: Germanic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Austria.
Currency: The currency is the euro. Banking hours are 8:00am–12:30pm and 1:30pm–3:00pm, Monday–Friday. ATMs are widely available.
Electricity: 220 volts, plugs are round.
Munich
Population: 1,348,650
Size: 4,344 square kilometers
Language: German
People: German
Religion: Christian, Muslim, Jewish
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Germany.
Currency: Currency is the euro. Banking hours are normally 8:30am–1:00pm and 2:30pm–4:00pm, Monday–Saturday. Main branches do not close for lunch.
Electricity: 220 volts, European style round 2-pin plugs.
