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Kerns Destination Guide

Discover Kerns in Switzerland

Kerns in the region of Obwalden with its 5,217 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 39 mi or ( 63 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kerns

Local time in Kerns is now 08:11 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Wolfenschiessen, Weggis, Stans, and Ranft. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kerns ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Canyoning Chli Schliere

2:29 min by OutdoorInterlaken
Views: 9706 Rating: 4.33

The best of the best, Chli Schlieren takes canyoning to the ultimate level. Suitable for confident, athletic people this is a demanding and technical canyon. Journey through a realm inaccessible by an ..

Aptrix, Acrobatics Parkour & Trix

2:56 min by AptrixMedia
Views: 2094 Rating: 5.00

www.aptrix.ch Neuer Name, Neues Skill-Level, Neues Video. Eine Gruppe von jungen Sportlern welche die "noch nicht so bekannte" Sportart Freerunning in der Schweiz ausüben. Das ist APTRIX. Das "Team EO ..


Schweiz - Tunnel Sachseln A8 - 2009

4:29 min by MHK06
Views: 1230 Rating: 3.00

Aufgenommen am 16.08.2009 gegen 13:40. Der Umfahrungstunnel Sachseln entlastet den im schweizerischen Kanton Obwalden gelegenen Ort Sachseln vom Durchgangsverkehr der Autostrasse A8. Er ist mit 5'213 ..

Airfield with cow stable in Switzerland

6:41 min by luckylaika
Views: 880 Rating: 5.00

Have you ever seen a cow stable within the area of an airfield? The airfield Kägiswil is located in Central Switzerland at an idyllic place with green hills and lots of farms around. No wonder that th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

A8 motorway (Switzerland)

The A8 motorway, an Autobahn in central Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting the Bernese Oberland and the Innerschweiz. It is part of the National Road N8. For the Canton of Obwalden, it is the lifeline that has allowed the settling of industrial firms in this historically predominantly agricultural region. Via the A8, speedy connections to the major economic centers in the Mittelland and the north-south transit axis A2 are now possible.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.92 8.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Motorways in Switzerland

Wichelsee

Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.22 km². The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was damed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.92 8.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Lakes of Obwalden, Lakes of Switzerland, Protected areas of Switzerland, Reservoirs in Switzerland, Reuss drainage basin

Sarnen railway station

Sarnen is a Swiss railway station on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. The station is in the municipality of Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden. The station is served by passenger trains:

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Located at 46.89 8.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Railway stations in the canton of Obwalden

Unterwalden

Unterwalden (Latinized Sylvania, later also Subsylvania as opposed to Supersylvania) is the old name of a forest-canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne, consisting of two valleys or Talschaften, now organized as two half-cantons, an upper part, Obwalden, and a lower part, Nidwalden. Unterwalden was one of the three participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy, named in the Pact of Brunnen of 1315 with Uri and Schwyz.

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Located at 46.87 8.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former cantons of Switzerland, Imperial valleys, Regions of Switzerland

Alpnach Dorf railway station

Alpnach Dorf is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Alpnach in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the Brünig line, owned by the Zentralbahn, that links Lucerne and Interlaken. Alpnach Dorf station is one of two stations to serve Alpnach, the other being Alpnachstad Dorf, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres to the north. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.94 8.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway stations in the canton of Obwalden

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kerns