Sarnen

Summary

Sarnen is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Sarnen ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sarnen was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Sarnen is located in Canton of Obwalden^[4].
• Sarnen is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Sarnen is on the body of water Lake Sarnen^[6].
• Sarnen is on the body of water Wichelsee^[7].
• Sarnen is on the body of water Sarner Aa^[8].
• Sarnen's image is recorded as Sarnen-See.jpg^[9].
• Sarnen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[10].
• Sarnen's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[11].
• Sarnen's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[12].
• Sarnen's official language is recorded as German^[13].
• Sarnen's flag image is recorded as CHE Sarnen Flag.svg^[14].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Entlebuch^[15].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Flühli^[16].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Hasle^[17].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Alpnach^[18].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Giswil^[19].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Kerns^[20].
• Sarnen's shares border with is recorded as Sachseln^[21].
• Sarnen's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Sarnen COA.svg^[22].
• Sarnen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238102887^[23].
• Sarnen's GND ID is recorded as 4379842-1^[24].
• Sarnen's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Sarnen 2007.png^[25].
• Sarnen's postal code is recorded as 6060^[26].
• Sarnen's postal code is recorded as 6061^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+10233'}^[34], {'amount': '+10236'}^[35], {'amount': '+10368'}^[36], {'amount': '+7509'}^[37], {'amount': '+7583'}^[38], and {'amount': '+7715'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[10], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[11], and city of Switzerland^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sarnen include Lake Sarnen^[40], a lake^[41], in Switzerland^[42].

Why It Matters

Sarnen ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).^[2] Sarnen has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Sarnen is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Sarnen include Lake Sarnen^[40], a lake^[41], in Switzerland^[42].