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[[Giuseppe Piazzi (bishop)|Giuseppe Piazzi]] bishop of [[Bergamo]] died in Engelberg in 1963.
[[Giuseppe Piazzi (bishop)|Giuseppe Piazzi]] bishop of [[Bergamo]] died in Engelberg in 1963.


== Weather ==
== Climate ==
Engelberg has an average of 157.9 days of rain per year and on average receives {{convert|1510|mm|in|abbr=on}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. The wettest month is August during which time Engelberg receives an average of {{convert|185|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 16.1, but with only {{convert|179|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of {{convert|90|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation over 14.7 days.<ref name=MeteoSchweiz>{{cite web|url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html|title =Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990|accessdate= 8 May 2009|publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss|language = German, French, Italian}}, the weather station elevation is 1035 meters above sea level.</ref>
Between 1961 and 1990 Engelberg had an average of 157.9 days of rain per year and on average received {{convert|1510|mm|in|abbr=on}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. The wettest month was August during which time Engelberg received an average of {{convert|185|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. During this month there was precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation was June, with an average of 16.1, but with only {{convert|179|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. The driest month of the year was February with an average of {{convert|90|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation over 14.7 days.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html|title =Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990|accessdate= 8 May 2009|publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss|language = German, French, Italian}}, the weather station elevation is 1035 meters above sea level.</ref>


{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = Engelberg
|location = Engelberg (1981-2010)
|metric first = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 1.2
| Jan high C = 1.7
|Feb high C = 2.7
| Feb high C = 2.7
|Mar high C = 5.5
| Mar high C = 6.6
|Apr high C = 9.1
| Apr high C = 10.6
|May high C = 14.3
| May high C = 15.7
|Jun high C = 17.3
| Jun high C = 18.5
|Jul high C = 19.5
| Jul high C = 20.7
|Aug high C = 18.6
| Aug high C = 19.9
|Sep high C = 16.1
| Sep high C = 16.1
|Oct high C = 12.2
| Oct high C = 12.2
|Nov high C = 5.6
| Nov high C = 5.7
|Dec high C = 1.7
| Dec high C = 2.4
|year high C = 10.3
| year high C = 11.1
|Jan mean C = -2.7
| Jan mean C = -2.1
|Feb mean C = -1.6
| Feb mean C = -1.4
|Mar mean C = 0.9
| Mar mean C = 1.9
|Apr mean C = 4.5
| Apr mean C = 5.5
|May mean C = 9
| May mean C = 10.1
|Jun mean C = 12
| Jun mean C = 13.0
|Jul mean C = 14.1
| Jul mean C = 15.1
|Aug mean C = 13.4
| Aug mean C = 14.6
|Sep mean C = 10.9
| Sep mean C = 11.2
|Oct mean C = 6.9
| Oct mean C = 7.5
|Nov mean C = 1.5
| Nov mean C = 1.9
|Dec mean C = -2
| Dec mean C = -1.2
|year mean C = 5.6
| year mean C = 6.3
|Jan low C = -6.5
| Jan low C = -5.8
|Feb low C = -5.5
| Feb low C = -5.4
|Mar low C = -3.1
| Mar low C = -2.3
|Apr low C = 0.1
| Apr low C = 0.9
|May low C = 4.1
| May low C = 5.1
|Jun low C = 7
| Jun low C = 8.1
|Jul low C = 9.2
| Jul low C = 10.3
|Aug low C = 8.9
| Aug low C = 10.1
|Sep low C = 6.6
| Sep low C = 7.0
|Oct low C = 3.1
| Oct low C = 3.7
|Nov low C = -1.9
| Nov low C = -1.5
|Dec low C = -5.6
| Dec low C = -4.6
|year low C = 1.4
| year low C = 2.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 91
|precipitation colour = green
|Feb precipitation mm = 90
| Jan precipitation mm = 89
|Mar precipitation mm = 104
| Feb precipitation mm = 89
|Apr precipitation mm = 120
| Mar precipitation mm = 108
|May precipitation mm = 140
| Apr precipitation mm = 113
|Jun precipitation mm = 179
| May precipitation mm = 155
|Jul precipitation mm = 184
| Jun precipitation mm = 178
|Aug precipitation mm = 185
| Jul precipitation mm = 196
|Sep precipitation mm = 112
| Aug precipitation mm = 190
|Oct precipitation mm = 96
| Sep precipitation mm = 130
|Nov precipitation mm = 109
| Oct precipitation mm = 101
|Dec precipitation mm = 97
| Nov precipitation mm = 108
|year precipitation mm = 1510
| Dec precipitation mm = 103
|Jan precipitation days = 12.3
| year precipitation mm = 1559
|Feb precipitation days = 11.7
| Jan snow cm = 81.6
| Feb snow cm = 81.9
⚫
|Mar precipitation days = 14
|Apr precipitation days = 14.2
| Mar snow cm = 77.6
|May precipitation days = 15.6
| Apr snow cm = 35.6
| May snow cm = 5
⚫
|Jun precipitation days = 16.1
| Jun snow cm = 0
⚫
|Jul precipitation days = 15.2
| Jul snow cm = 0
⚫
|Aug precipitation days = 14.7
| Aug snow cm = 0
⚫
|Sep precipitation days = 10.9
| Sep snow cm = 0
⚫
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 11.8
| Oct snow cm = 9.5
| Nov snow cm = 46.3
⚫
|Dec precipitation days = 12
| Dec snow cm = 76.8
⚫
|year precipitation days = 157.9
| year snow cm = 414.3
⚫
|source 1 = MeteoSchweiz <ref name=MeteoSchweiz>{{cite web
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html|title =Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990|accessdate = 8 May 2009
| Jan precipitation days = 11.4
⚫
|publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss|language = German, French, Italian}}</ref>
| Feb precipitation days = 10.4
⚫
| Mar precipitation days = 13.6
| Apr precipitation days = 12.9
| May precipitation days = 14.9
⚫
| Jun precipitation days = 15.9
⚫
| Jul precipitation days = 15.2
⚫
| Aug precipitation days = 14.3
⚫
| Sep precipitation days = 12.0
⚫
| Oct precipitation days = 10.3
| Nov precipitation days = 11.4
⚫
| Dec precipitation days = 11.7
⚫
| year precipitation days = 154.0
|unit snow days = 1.0 cm
| Jan snow days = 9.2
| Feb snow days = 8.9
| Mar snow days = 8.6
| Apr snow days = 5.6
| May snow days = 0.8
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 0.8
| Nov snow days = 4.5
| Dec snow days = 9.1
| year snow days = 47.5
| Jan humidity = 78
| Feb humidity = 78
| Mar humidity = 76
| Apr humidity = 74
| May humidity = 76
| Jun humidity = 79
| Jul humidity = 80
| Aug humidity = 82
| Sep humidity = 83
| Oct humidity = 82
| Nov humidity = 82
| Dec humidity = 80
| year humidity = 79
| Jan sun = 51
| Feb sun = 91
| Mar sun = 122
| Apr sun = 133
| May sun = 145
| Jun sun = 150
| Jul sun = 165
| Aug sun = 152
| Sep sun = 132
| Oct sun = 114
| Nov sun = 61
| Dec sun = 31
| year sun = 1350
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|source 1 = MeteoSwiss <ref name=MeteoSwiss>{{cite web
| url = http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/en/climate/swiss_climate/tabellen.html
| title = Climate Norm Value Tables
| work = Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations
⚫
| publisher = Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss)
| accessdate = 31 January 2013}} The weather station elevation is 1,035 meters above sea level.</ref>
|date=August 2010
|date=August 2010
}}
}}

Revision as of 12:58, 31 January 2013

For other uses, see Engelberg (disambiguation).
Engelberg
Municipality
Coat of arms of Engelberg
Coat of arms
Location of Engelberg
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonObwalden
Districtn.a.
Area
[1]
 • Total74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Elevation
(Engelberg town)
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Titlis)
3,238 m (10,623 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Grafenort)
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total4,181
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6390
SFOS number1402
ISO 3166 codeCH-OW
Surrounded byAttinghausen (UR), Gadmen (BE), Innertkirchen (BE), Isenthal (UR), Wassen (UR), Wolfenschiessen (NW)
Websitewww.gde-engelberg.ch
SFSO statistics
Hubert Sattler (1817–1904): View of Engelberg
View of Engelberg from Hotel Ramada Balcony
Engelberg-Titlis cableway

Engelberg is a resort town and municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Besides the town of Engelberg, the municipality also includes the settlements of Grafenort, Obermatt and Schwand.

The municipality of Engelberg is an exclave of Obwalden, surrounded by the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Uri. Engelberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 4,194.[3] As of 2007, 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]

Engelberg is the leading mountain resort (Urner Alps) in central Switzerland. In the Middle Ages, Engelberg was known for the educational accomplishments of its Benedictine monastery, the Engelberg Abbey, whose school was well-known and regarded throughout the country. From the 19th Century, Engelberg became internationally known as a resort and spa, but is today visited as much for skiing as for its clean air. With its combination of modern sports facilities and alpine location, Engelberg is a magnet for both summer and winter tourism. The closest large cities are Lucerne and Zurich.

History

Engelberg is first mentioned as Engilperc in 1122, when the Abbey was first founded there, although the mountain pasture of Trübsee was already exploited collectively before this time.

From 1850, Engelberg became an international vacation resort (mineral water, milk serum and fresh air cures). Many hotels were built by the families Cattani, Hess and Odermatt, pioneers of tourism. From 1872 to 1874, a new, wider road was built, and the Stansstad-Engelberg electric railway was opened in 1898.[5]

Hiking and other mountain sports developed at the end of 19th Century and Engelberg first held a winter season in 1903-1904. Since 1913, a funicular railway connects Engelberg to Gerschnialp and, from there, the second cable car in Switzerland (1927) led to Trübsee. The decade preceding the First World War was a period of boom conditions (165,922 visitor-nights in 1911). The widening of the road and the extension of the railway to Luzern (1964) considerably opened up the tourism catchment area of the station and, in 1967, the higher section of the Titlis cable car was opened. Recently, regular conferences in Engelberg came to supplement winter tourism. In 2000, the tertiary sector, especially tourism, offered three quarters of the employment of Engelberg.[5]

Geography

Engelberg has an area of 74.8 square kilometers (28.9 sq mi). Of this area, 28.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (43.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[6]

The average altitude of Engelberg is 1,020 m (3,350 ft). However the town is surrounded by the Alps, creating very steep terrain. The highest point in the borders of the town is Mt. Titlis which is 3,239 m (10,627 ft).

Transport

The municipality of Engelberg is served by two stations on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Engelberg station is located within the resort of Engelberg and is the terminus of the line. Grafenort station lies to the north, one station down the line. Both stations are served by hourly InterRegio trains from the city of Lucerne.[7]

Tourism

The ski terrain is largely for advanced skiers, and although there are some easy places to ski, beginners should be wary of some challenging pistes. It is a snow-sure ski resort, with an unusually long season, generally opening for skiing at the start of October and remaining open until the end of May.

It's also a major summer resort, with many activities available both at village level and on the mountain. The lift system operates throughout the year, allowing a wide range of walking and cycling trails to be available even to the more fitness-challenged visitor.

In recent years, Engelberg has become something of an off-piste mecca, with many winter visitors, particularly from Scandinavia, coming specifically for its many challenging descents. Many of these are accessible from the lift-served ski areas of Titlis or Joch Pass, on the predominantly North-facing slopes leading down from Mt Titlis.

On the opposite side of the valley, the ski area of Brunni is much more suitable for beginners and early intermediates, but being South-facing it doesn't have quite the same snow reliability and length of season.

Engelberg also hosts a round of the ski jumping world cup at Gross-Titlis-Schanze.

Gross-Titlis-Schanze

The main sights of Engelberg are: Mount Titlis, Mount "Hahnen", Engelberg Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in the Swiss Congregation, the museum of the valley, the hotel Europäischer Hof, a number of old chapels.

Scenes from many Bollywood films are shot at Engelberg, and the area is consequently very popular with Indian tourists.[citation needed]

Demographics

Engelberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 4,194.[3] As of 2007, 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German as their mother tongue (88.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.5%) and English being third ( 2.2%).[6] As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. As of 2000 there are 1,650 households in Engelberg.[4]

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were a variety of other parties (not major) (28.6%), the CVP (22.7%) and the SPS (11.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Engelberg about 65.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[6]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

year population
1709 678
1799 1,468
1850 1,737
1900 1,973
1950 2,544
2000 3,544

Business and industry

There are 320 local businesses which employ 1700 people. 11% of these are in the agricultural sector, 14% in trade and industry, 75% in services.

Engelberg has an unemployment rate of 1.22%. As of 2005, there were 176 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 65 businesses involved in this sector. 227 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 36 businesses in this sector. 1,295 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 186 businesses in this sector.[6]

Due to the risks of filming in the disputed region of Kashmir, many Bollywood films requiring a Kashmir/snowy mountain setting are filmed in Engelberg.

Cultural references

Engelberg is mentioned in chapter XXIV of Henry James's 1875 novel Roderick Hudson.

Giuseppe Piazzi bishop of Bergamo died in Engelberg in 1963.

Climate

Between 1961 and 1990 Engelberg had an average of 157.9 days of rain per year and on average received 1,510 mm (59 in) of precipitation. The wettest month was August during which time Engelberg received an average of 185 mm (7.3 in) of precipitation. During this month there was precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation was June, with an average of 16.1, but with only 179 mm (7.0 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year was February with an average of 90 mm (3.5 in) of precipitation over 14.7 days.[8]

Climate data for Engelberg (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		2.7
(36.9) 		6.6
(43.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		19.9
(67.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		5.7
(42.3) 		2.4
(36.3) 		11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		0.9
(33.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.3
(50.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		2.1
(35.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89
(3.5) 		89
(3.5) 		108
(4.3) 		113
(4.4) 		155
(6.1) 		178
(7.0) 		196
(7.7) 		190
(7.5) 		130
(5.1) 		101
(4.0) 		108
(4.3) 		103
(4.1) 		1,559
(61.4)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 81.6
(32.1) 		81.9
(32.2) 		77.6
(30.6) 		35.6
(14.0) 		5
(2.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		9.5
(3.7) 		46.3
(18.2) 		76.8
(30.2) 		414.3
(163.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.4 10.4 13.6 12.9 14.9 15.9 15.2 14.3 12.0 10.3 11.4 11.7 154.0
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 9.2 8.9 8.6 5.6 0.8 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.5 9.1 47.5
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 76 74 76 79 80 82 83 82 82 80 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 51 91 122 133 145 150 165 152 132 114 61 31 1,350
Source: MeteoSwiss [9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Canton Obwalden Statistics accessed 2 September 2009 Template:De icon
  5. ^ a b c Engelberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ a b c d Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 03-Sep-2009 Cite error: The named reference "SFSO" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Luzern–Stans–Engelberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009., the weather station elevation is 1035 meters above sea level.
  9. ^ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Retrieved 31 January 2013. The weather station elevation is 1,035 meters above sea level.

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