Kägiswil

Kägiswil is a village in Sarnen, Obwalden and has about 1,250 residents. Kägiswil is situated nearby to the locality Chapellenmatt, as well as near Engelmattli.

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Type: Village with 1,250 residents
Description: village in the municipality of Sarnen (OW)
Also known as: “Kaegiswil”
Postal code: 6056

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wichelsee and St. Theodul Chapel.

Wichelsee

Reservoir

Photo: Wiki4you, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is 22 ha. The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was dammed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.

St. Theodul Chapel

Church

St. Theodul Chapel

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Theodul Chapel is a church.

Kägiswil airfield

Aerodrome

Kägiswil airfield

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kägiswil airfield is an aerodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alpnach and Kerns.

Alpnach

Village

Photo: Christian Horcel, CC BY 2.0.

Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried.

Kerns

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Kerns is situated 2½ km southeast of Kägiswil.

Ramersberg

Hamlet

Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ramersberg is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Kägiswil.

Kägiswil

Categories: Ortschaft and locality
Location: Sarnen, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.92257° or 46° 55′ 21″ north

Longitude

8.26126° or 8° 15′ 41″ east

Population

1,250

Elevation

473 metres (1,552 feet)

Open location code

8FRCW7F6+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1499169498

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Kägiswil” goes by many names.

French: “Kägiswil”
German: “Kägiswil”
Italian: “Kägiswil”

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