Älggi

Älggi is a hamlet in Sachseln, Obwalden. Älggi is situated nearby to the locality Sachsler Seefeld, as well as near Innenbach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Center of Switzerland and Seefeldsee.

Center of Switzerland

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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.

Seefeldsee

Lake

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seefeldsee is a lake.

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

Photo: Cooper, Public domain.

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 3½ km southeast of Älggi.

Giswil

Village

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Giswil is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Giswil is situated 6 km northwest of Älggi.

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 Älggi.

Älggi

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Sachseln, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.79753° or 46° 47′ 51″ north

Longitude

8.23655° or 8° 14′ 12″ east

Open location code

8FRCQ6XP+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 516201162

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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