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Sarnen

Sarnen is a small historic town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the northern shores of Lake Sarnen (German: Sarnersee) 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. 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.

Distance between:

Geneva to Sarnen 111 Miles / 179 Kms
Lucerne to Sarnen 13 Miles / 21 Kms
Zürich to Sarnen 36 Miles / 57 Kms
Basel to Sarnen 56 Miles / 90 Kms
Bern to Sarnen 37 Miles / 59 Kms
Lausanne to Sarnen 79 Miles / 127 Kms

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Population 2019

Total: 10 368
Total Men: 5 223
Total Women: 5 145

museum Nearby

Obwalden Historical Museum