Wisserlen

Wisserlen is a locality in Kerns, Obwalden. Wisserlen is situated nearby to the locality Chüeniberg, as well as near Obholz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Catherine’s Chapel and Wichelsee.

St. Catherine’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Catherine’s Chapel is a church.

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.

Alpnach Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Alpöhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Air Base Alpnach is a Swiss Air Force airfield near the town Alpnach in Canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 1,500 meters and a width of 40 meters, as well as several taxiways and hangars. Alpnach Air Base is situated 3½ km north of Wisserlen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerns and Kägiswil.

Kerns

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.

Kägiswil

Village

Photo: Alpöhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kägiswil is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Wisserlen.

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. Alpnach is situated 3½ km northwest of Wisserlen.

Wisserlen

Type: Locality
Location: Kerns, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.91066° or 46° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.29232° or 8° 17′ 32″ east

Elevation

565 metres (1,854 feet)

Open location code

8FRCW76R+7W

GeoNames ID

11048350

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