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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seefeldsee and Heitlistock.

Seefeldsee

Lake

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Seefeldsee is a lake.

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.

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

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “centre of Switzerland”, “geographical centre of Switzerland”, “Geographical centre of Switzerland”, and “Mittelpunkt der Schweiz”
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″ north

Longitude

8.23178° or 8° 13′ 54″ east

Elevation

1,522 metres (4,993 feet)

Inception

1988

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FRCQ6XJ+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 516200692

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

6559693

Wikidata ID

Q22528610

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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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