Sarnen
Municipality in Obwalden, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarnen is a small historic town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the northern shores of Lake Sarnen (German: Sarnersee) in Switzerland. It has a population of just over 10,000 and is surrounded by countryside and mountains. Sarnen is located 20 km south of Lucerne.
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Sarnen | |
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Coordinates: 46°53′46″N 8°14′44″E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Obwalden |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Jürg Berlinger (as of 2018) |
• Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.01 km2 (27.03 sq mi) |
Elevation (Dorfkapelle) | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 10,368 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Demonym | German: Sarner(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6056 Kägiswil, 6060 Sarnen, 6060 Ramersberg, 6062 Wilen, 6063 Stalden |
SFOS number | 1407 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-OW |
Localities | Sarnen-Dorfschaft, Kägiswil, Schwendi/Wilen, and Ramersberg |
Surrounded by | Alpnach, Entlebuch (LU), Flühli (LU), Giswil, Hasle (LU), Kerns, Sachseln |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The official language of Sarnen is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.