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Canton of Obwalden

Local name: Obwalden

Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 46°51′31″ N 8°12′35″ E

Canton of Obwalden
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Map showing the location of Canton of Obwalden Canton of Obwalden
Location in Switzerland
Population
38,108
38.1K
Elevation
467 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Canton of Obwalden

About Canton of Obwalden

Canton of Obwalden is a region. Location: Switzerland. Population: 38,108.

From Wikipedia

Canton of Obwalden or Obwald (German: Kanton Obwalden [ˈɔpˌvaldn̩] ; Romansh: Chantun Sursilvania; French: Canton d'Obwald; Italian: Canton Obvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Nidwalden. Obwalden lies in Central Switzerland and contains the geographical centre of Switzerland.

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At a glance

Built
1291
Area
491 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • 90 sights and natural places within 10 km Sarnersee, Hanen
  • Listed here: Neighbourhood: 4, Natural site: 2, River: 2, District: 1

Places in Canton of Obwalden

12 places

Largest cities and towns

  • Sarnen Municipality, Obwalden
    10.5K
  • Kerns Municipality, Obwalden
    6.3K
  • Alpnach Municipality, Obwalden
    6.1K
  • Sachseln Municipality, Obwalden
    5.2K
  • Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden
    4.2K
  • Giswil Municipality, Obwalden
    3.7K
  • Sarnen City, Sarnen
    10.4K
  • Lungern Municipality, Obwalden
    2.1K

Nature and heritage in Canton of Obwalden

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources