Engelberg | |
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 View from Engelberg towards northeast with the snow covered Lauchernstock and the Ruchstock to the left, and the Gross Gemsispil to the right (mid-August 2007) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Engelberg  | |
  Engelberg  Engelberg | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′15.7″N 8°24′32.3″E / 46.821028°N 8.408972°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Obwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5-7 members |
| • Mayor | Talammann Alex Höchli CVP/PDC (as of July 2016) |
| • Parliament | none (Talgemeinde) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation (The monastery's church) | 1,013 m (3,323 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Titlis) | 3,238 m (10,623 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Engelberger Aa in Grafenort) | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 4,181 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Engelberger(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6390 Engelberg, 6388 Grafenort |
| SFOS number | 1402 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-OW |
| Localities | Grafenort, Oberberg, Neuschwändi, Niederberg, Mühlebrunnen, Schwand, Obermatt, Gerschni, Horbis, Brunni, Herrenrüti, Fürenalp, Griessental |
| Surrounded by | Attinghausen (UR), Gadmen (BE), Innertkirchen (BE), Isenthal (UR), Wassen (UR), Wolfenschiessen (NW) |
| Website | gde-engelberg SFSO statistics |
Engelberg (lit.: mountain of angel(s)) is a village resort and a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality encompasses additional settlements, including Grafenort, Oberberg and Schwand.
The municipality of Engelberg is an exclave, entirely encircled by the neighboring cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Uri.
Engelberg is a mountain resort in Central Switzerland. In the Middle Ages, the area garnered recognition for its Benedictine monastery, known as Engelberg Abbey. As time progressed, particularly from the 19th century onwards, Engelberg became a well-known mountain resort.[citation needed] The city of Lucerne serves as the nearest major urban center.
While the official language of Engelberg is Swiss German, the predominant spoken language is the local variation of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.