Lungern

municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q64292
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Lungern

Summary

Lungern is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lungern ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lungern was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Lungern is located in Canton of Obwalden[4].
  • Lungern is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Lungern is on the body of water Lungerersee[6].
  • Lungern's image is recorded as Lungern2.jpg[7].
  • Lungern's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Lungern's official language is recorded as German[9].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Brienzwiler[10].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Hasliberg[11].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Hofstetten bei Brienz[12].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Kerns[13].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Giswil[14].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Sachseln[15].
  • Lungern's shares border with is recorded as Meiringen[16].
  • Lungern's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Lungern COA.svg[17].
  • Lungern's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247366279[18].
  • Lungern's GND ID is recorded as 4406244-8[19].
  • Lungern's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Lungern.png[20].
  • Lungern's postal code is recorded as 6078[21].
  • Lungern's Commons category is recorded as Lungern[22].
  • Lungern's licence plate code is recorded as OW[23].
  • Lungern's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1683090[24].
  • Lungern's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[25].
  • Lungern's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[26].
  • Lungern's local dialing code is recorded as 041[27].

Body

Geography

Lungern is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Lungern is located in Canton of Obwalden[4]. Lungern is on the body of water Lungerersee[6].

Physical Characteristics

Lungern's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.47'}[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+712'}[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+716'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2122'}[31], {'amount': '+2119'}[32], and {'amount': '+2138'}[33].

Designation and Status

Lungern's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Lungern's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lungern include Lungerersee[35], a reservoir[36], in Switzerland[37].

Why It Matters

Lungern ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] Lungern has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Lungern is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Lungern include Lungerersee[35], a reservoir[36], in Switzerland[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains settlement Lungern
    Official website https://www.lungern.ch
    Country
    Instance of Municipality of Switzerland
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