Sarnen

American  

[zahr-nuhn] / ˈzɑr nən /

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.

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Sarnen British  

/ ˈzarnən /

noun

1. a town in central Switzerland, capital of Obwalden demicanton: resort. Pop: 9145 (2000)

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Example Sentences

The previous journey too from Sarnen was enchanting, and never did I see larger or finer trees, or a more fruitful country.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

Rudenz it was who with a gallant arm, And manly daring, took the keep at Sarnen.

From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich

The fortresses, Rossberg and Sarnen, are the country's dread; For from behind their rocky walls the foe Swoops, as the eagle from his eyrie, down, And, safe himself, spreads havoc o'er the land.

From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich

With my own eyes I wished to weigh its strength, So went to Sarnen, and explored the castle.

From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich

The fortresses, Rossberg and Sarnen, are the country's dread; For from behind their adamantine walls The foe, like eagle from his eyrie swoops, And, safe himself, spreads havoc o'er the land.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno