Sarnen

Sarnen is the capital of the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.

Sarnen

Sarnen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Sarnen
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 8°14′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Obwalden
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Werner Stauffer
Area [1]
• Total	70.01 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	10,368
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6060-6061
SFOS number	1407
Surrounded by	Alpnach, Entlebuch (LU), Flühli (LU), Giswil, Hasle (LU), Kerns, Sachseln
Website	www.sarnen.ch SFSO statistics