Sarnen

Sarnen is a small historical town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the northern seashores of Lake Sarnen in Switzerland. It has a populace of just over 10,000 and is surrounded by way of countryside and mountains. Sarnen is placed 20 km south of Lucerne. The official language of Sarnen is the Swiss type of Standard German, however the main spoken language is the neighborhood version of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Stone Age and Bronze Age reveals display that the Sarnen valley changed into inhabited from the earliest times.

Over the years Sarnen advanced into an critical trading middle. Sarnen is located at an altitude of 471 m on the northern shore of Lake Sarnen along the outflow of the Sarner Aa. Lake Sarnen covers approximately an area of 7.5 km2. The metropolis is surrounded with the aid of mountain chains and a protected bog may be located close by. The most famous mountain close to Sarnen is Mount Pilatus with an elevation of 2,132 m.