KERNS

Obwalden · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 46.90°N / 8.28°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,660,171

Kerns is a city in Switzerland with a population of 5,217. It sits at 46.90/8.28, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Sarnen.

Population 5,217

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Obwalden
Coords: 46.90°N / 8.28°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Sarnen Obwalden 10,368 2.3 km

N Alpnach Obwalden 5,218 4.6 km

SW Sachseln Obwalden 4,511 4.9 km

E Dallenwil Nidwalden 1,738 9.0 km

E Wolfenschiessen Nidwalden 2,080 9.1 km

NE Stans Nidwalden 8,393 9.4 km

NE Stansstad Nidwalden 4,471 9.6 km

N Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 9.6 km

SW Giswil Obwalden 3,563 10.4 km

SE Engelberg Obwalden 4,181 13.1 km

Air access

nearby

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

1.8 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

4.8 km

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

12.3 km

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

21.4 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

32.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kerns?: 5,217 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kerns in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Kerns in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Kerns?: Kägiswil Airfield (LSPG).
How far is Kerns from Bern?: About 63 km.
Does Kerns have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?: French and Italian.
What currency is used in Switzerland?: Swiss Franc.
How many cities are in Switzerland?: 1,895 on record.
Which admin region is Kerns in?: Obwalden.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2660171

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2660171,
    "name": "Kerns",
    "ascii_name": "Kerns",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 5217,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 46.90121,
    "longitude": 8.27514
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x smaller than Sarnen.
2 km from Sarnen.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.