SACHSELN

Obwalden · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 46.87°N / 8.23°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,658,894

Sachseln is a city in Switzerland with a population of 4,511. It sits at 46.87/8.23, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 3 km from Sarnen.

Population 4,511

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Obwalden
Coords: 46.87°N / 8.23°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Sarnen Obwalden 10,368 3.3 km

NE Kerns Obwalden 5,217 4.9 km

SW Giswil Obwalden 3,563 5.5 km

N Alpnach Obwalden 5,218 8.8 km

SW Lungern Obwalden 1,921 10.6 km

E Wolfenschiessen Nidwalden 2,080 12.9 km

NE Dallenwil Nidwalden 1,738 13.4 km

E Engelberg Obwalden 4,181 13.8 km

NE Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 14.2 km

NE Stans Nidwalden 8,393 14.3 km

Air access

nearby

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

4.8 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

9.4 km

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

17.2 km

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

25.6 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

35.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sachseln?: 4,511 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sachseln in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Sachseln in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Sachseln?: Kägiswil Airfield (LSPG).
How far is Sachseln from Bern?: About 60 km.
Does Sachseln 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 Sachseln in?: Obwalden.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2658894

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2658894,
    "name": "Sachseln",
    "ascii_name": "Sachseln",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 4511,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 46.86718,
    "longitude": 8.23344
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.3x smaller than Sarnen.
3 km from Sarnen.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.