Sarnen

Also known as Sarnen OW

Sarnen () is a small historic town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the northern shores of Lake Sarnen () 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 is a small historic town in Switzerland that serves as the capital of the canton of Obwalden, situated on the shores of Lake Sarnen with a population of just over 10,000. It matters as an important administrative center for its region and represents a charming example of a Swiss mountain community, located conveniently close to the larger city of Lucerne.

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Key facts

Swiss town.mayor: Jürg Berlinger
Swiss town.mayor_asof: 2018
Swiss town.mayor_title: Gemeindepräsident
Swiss town.parliament_name: none (Gemeindeversammlung)
Swiss town.executive_name: Gemeinderat
Swiss town.executive_number_of_members: 7
Swiss town.places: Sarnen-Dorfschaft, Kägiswil, Schwendi/Wilen, and Ramersberg
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Alpnach, Entlebuch (LU), Flühli (LU), Giswil, Hasle (LU), Kerns, Sachseln
Swiss town.subject_name: Sarnen
Swiss town.image_photo: Sarnen-See.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Sarnen Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Sarnen COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Obwalden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-OW
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 6056 Kägiswil, 6060 Sarnen, 6060 Ramersberg, 6062 Wilen, 6063 Stalden
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1407

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sarnen
Population: 10862
Area: 73.12
Elevation: 1309
Official website: www.sarnen.ch
Image: Sarnen-See.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: OW

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native label: Sarnen
Commons category: Sarnen
postal code: 6061
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1407

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Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Historic population
Heritage sites of national significance
Sarnen today
Economy
Politics
Education
Religion
Transportation
Road
Railway
Airplane
Weather
Crime
Notable people
References
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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.