Sachseln
A white-towered baroque church with an onion dome anchors this compact Swiss lakeside town, where calm water reflections, traditional timber-framed buildings, and green Alpine slopes rising behind create a rewarding stop in canton Obwalden.
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- Population4,511
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.7 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Sachseln: quick answers
Where is Sachseln?
Sachseln is in Switzerland, about 21 km13 miles in a straight line from Lucerne.
How do you get to Sachseln?
The nearest airport is Buochs (BXO), about 23 min away by road. The nearest train station is Kaiserstuhl, about 11 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sachseln?
The warmest month is August, averaging 14°C58°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C26°F. The wettest month is August, with about 228 mm9.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sachseln?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 6 restaurants, 1 café and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.