Sachseln

Also known as Sachseln OW

Sachseln is a village and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Sachseln, the municipality includes the hamlets of Edisried, Ewil and Flüeli-Ranft.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Sachseln
Swiss town.image_photo: Sachseln-am-Sarnersee.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Sachseln COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Sachseln Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Obwalden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-OW
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 6072
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1406
Swiss town.area: 53.86
Swiss town.elevation: 483
Swiss town.website: www.sachseln.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Giswil, Kerns, Lungern, Sarnen

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Sachseln

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sachseln
Population: 5145
Area: 53.89
Elevation: 1634
Official website: www.sachseln.ch
Image: Kirche Sachseln mit Friedhof.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: OW

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Commons category: Sachseln
postal code: 6072
P8168: Sankt Georgen
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1406

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Sachseln is a village and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Sachseln, the municipality includes the hamlets of Edisried, Ewil and Flüeli-Ranft.

==History== Sachseln is first mentioned in 1173 as Saxhslen.