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Also known as Engelberg OW, Engelberg, Switzerland

thumb|Hubert Sattler (painter)|Hubert Sattler (1817–1904): View of Engelberg thumb|View of Engelberg from Hotel Ramada Balcony thumb|Stand-Klein Titlis cableway (July 2010) Engelberg (lit.: mountain of angel(s)) is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality encompasses additional settlements, including Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Engelberg
Swiss town.image_photo
Engelberg.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
View from Engelberg towards northeast with the snow covered Lauchernstock and the Ruchstock to the left, and the Gross Gemsispil to the right (mid-August 2007)
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality, village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Engelberg COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Engelberg Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Obwalden
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-OW
Swiss town.district
n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code
6390 Engelberg, 6388 Grafenort
Swiss town.municipality_code
1402
Swiss town.area
74.87
Swiss town.elevation
1013
Swiss town.elevation_description
The monastery's church
Swiss town.lowest
Engelberger Aa in Grafenort
Swiss town.lowest_m
556
Swiss town.highest
Mount Titlis
Swiss town.highest_m
3238

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thumb|Hubert Sattler (painter)|Hubert Sattler (1817–1904): View of Engelberg thumb|View of Engelberg from Hotel Ramada Balcony thumb|Stand-Klein Titlis cableway (July 2010) Engelberg (lit.: mountain of angel(s)) is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality encompasses additional settlements, including Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.

The municipality of Engelberg is an exclave, entirely encircled by the neighboring cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Uri.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Engelberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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