Sarnen

Sarnen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sarnen
Sarnen Location within Switzerland Sarnen Location within Canton of Obwalden
Coordinates: 46°53′46″N 8°14′44″E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Obwalden
District	n.a.
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Jürg Berlinger (as of 2018)
• Parliament	none (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area
• Total	76.88 km2 (29.68 sq mi)
Elevation (Dorfkapelle)	471 m (1,545 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	10,514
• Density	136.8/km2 (354.2/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Sarner(in)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	6056 Kägiswil, 6060 Sarnen, 6060 Ramersberg, 6062 Wilen, 6063 Stalden
SFOS number	1407
ISO 3166 code	CH-OW
Localities	Sarnen-Dorfschaft, Kägiswil, Schwendi/Wilen, and Ramersberg
Surrounded by	Alpnach, Entlebuch (LU), Flühli (LU), Giswil, Hasle (LU), Kerns, Sachseln
Website	www.sarnen.ch

Sarnen (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈzarnən] ^ⓘ) is a small historic town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the northern shores of Lake Sarnen (German: Sarnersee) in Switzerland. It has a population of just over 10,000 and is surrounded by countryside and mountains. Sarnen is located 20 km south of Lucerne.