Center of Switzerland
The geographical centre of Switzerland has the coordinates. It is located at Älggi-Alp in the municipality of Sachseln, Obwalden. The point is the centre of mass determined in 1988 by Swisstopo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “centre of Switzerland”, “geographical centre of Switzerland”, “Geographical centre of Switzerland”, and “Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seefeldsee and Heitlistock.
Heitlistock
Peak
The Heitlistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located between the Klein Melchtal and the Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden. It is situated west of Stöckalp.
Haupt
Peak
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The Haupt is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located between the Klein Melchtal and the Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden. Its east side consists of steep limestone cliffs overlooking Stöckalp and Melchsee-Frutt. On its west side it overlooks the Älggi-Alp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melchsee-Frutt and Giswil.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
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Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden. Melchsee-Frutt is situated 4 km southeast of Center of Switzerland.
Giswil
Village
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Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Giswil is situated 6 km northwest of Center of Switzerland.
Lungern
Village
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Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee. Lungern is situated 6 km west of Center of Switzerland.
Center of Switzerland
- Categories: monument, geographical center, and tourism
- Location: Sachseln, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7985° or 46° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
8.23178° or 8° 13′ 54″ eastElevation
1,522 metres (4,993 feet)Inception
1988Open location code
8FRCQ6XJ+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 516200692OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Swiss German—“Center of Switzerland” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Geografski centar Švicarske”
- Cebuano: “Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
- French: “centre de la Suisse”
- French: “Centre de la Suisse”
- French: “centre géographique de la Suisse”
- German: “geografischer Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
- German: “Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
- Japanese: “スイスの地理的中心地”
- Swedish: “Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
- Swiss German: “geografische Mittelpunkt vo de Schwiz”
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