Engelberg
municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland
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Summary
Engelberg is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Engelberg ranks in the top 3% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,366 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Obwalden[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Engelberger Aa[6]
- Official language: German[7]
- Shares border with: Attinghausen[8], Gadmen[9], Innertkirchen[10], Isenthal[11], Wolfenschiessen[12], Wassen[13]
- Postal code: 6390[14]
- Commons category: Engelberg[15]
- Licence plate code: OW[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17], UTC+02:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 041[19]
- Exclave of: Canton of Obwalden[20]
- Official website: http://www.gde-engelberg.ch[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Engelberg[22]
- Population: 4155[23], 4181[24], 4194[25]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1402[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The Encyclopedia Americana[28], New International Encyclopedia[29]
- Official name: Engelberg[30]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Engelberg[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Engelberg[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Engelberg, Switzerland[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Engelberg, Switzerland[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 1015 m[35]
- Area: 74.87 km²[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[37]
Why It Matters
Engelberg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Engelberg is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]