Alpnach

municipality in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q69296
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Alpnach

Summary

Alpnach is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Alpnach has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Alpnach was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Alpnach is located in Canton of Obwalden[4].
  • Alpnach is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Alpnach is on the body of water Wichelsee[6].
  • Alpnach is on the body of water Lake Lucerne[7].
  • Alpnach is on the body of water Sarner Aa[8].
  • Alpnach's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].
  • Alpnach's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[10].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Ennetmoos[11].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Kerns[12].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Sarnen[13].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Entlebuch[14].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Hergiswil[15].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Stansstad[16].
  • Alpnach's shares border with is recorded as Schwarzenberg[17].
  • Alpnach's postal code is recorded as 6055[18].
  • Alpnach's Commons category is recorded as Alpnach[19].
  • Alpnach's licence plate code is recorded as OW[20].
  • Alpnach's local dialing code is recorded as 041[21].
  • Alpnach's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.94, 'lon': 8.2733333333333}[22].
  • Alpnach's official website is recorded as https://www.alpnach.ch[23].
  • Alpnach's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alpnach[24].
  • Alpnach has a population of {'amount': '+6024'}[25].
  • Alpnach has a population of {'amount': '+6031'}[26].
  • Alpnach has a population of {'amount': '+6109'}[27].

Body

Geography

Alpnach is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Alpnach is located in Canton of Obwalden[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Wichelsee[6], a reservoir[28], in Switzerland[29]; Lake Lucerne[7], a lake[30], in Switzerland[31]; and Sarner Aa[8], a river[32], in Switzerland[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+56.98'}[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.78'}[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+464'}[36] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1039'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6024'}[25], {'amount': '+6031'}[26], and {'amount': '+6109'}[27].

Designation and Status

Alpnach's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alpnach include Alpnach Air Base[38], an air base[39], in Switzerland[40] and Alpnachersee[41], a lake[42], in Switzerland[43].

Why It Matters

Alpnach has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Alpnach is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Alpnach include Alpnach Air Base[38], an air base[39], in Switzerland[40] and Alpnachersee[41], a lake[42], in Switzerland[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id A60527
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: A60527, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263620|batch #263620]]"
  2. 15w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains settlement Q22396943
    Official website https://www.alpnach.ch
    Country
    Instance of Municipality of Switzerland
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
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