SARNEN

Obwalden · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 46.90°N / 8.25°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,658,786

Sarnen is a city in Switzerland with a population of 10,368. It sits at 46.90/8.25, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Kerns.

Population 10,368

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Obwalden
Coords: 46.90°N / 8.25°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Kerns Obwalden 5,217 2.3 km

S Sachseln Obwalden 4,511 3.3 km

N Alpnach Obwalden 5,218 5.5 km

SW Giswil Obwalden 3,563 8.5 km

NE Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 11.0 km

NE Stansstad Nidwalden 4,471 11.3 km

E Dallenwil Nidwalden 1,738 11.3 km

E Wolfenschiessen Nidwalden 2,080 11.4 km

NE Stans Nidwalden 8,393 11.5 km

SW Lungern Obwalden 1,921 13.9 km

Air access

nearby

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

0.0 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

6.1 km

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

14.5 km

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

22.3 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

32.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sarnen?: 10,368 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sarnen in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Sarnen in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Sarnen?: Kägiswil Airfield (LSPG).
How far is Sarnen from Bern?: About 61 km.
Does Sarnen 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 Sarnen in?: Obwalden.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2658786

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  "data": {
    "id": 2658786,
    "name": "Sarnen",
    "ascii_name": "Sarnen",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 10368,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 46.89611,
    "longitude": 8.24531
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x the population of Kerns.
2 km from Kerns.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.