Kerns

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kerns may refer to:Plural of Kern Kerns (surname)Kerns, Ontario, Canada Kerns, Portland, Oregon, United States Kerns, Switzerland, a village and municipality

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ludwig von Moos

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1910-1990)

Joseph Ignaz von Ah

Swiss catholic priest and writer (1834-1896)

Ludwig von Flüe

(1752-1817)

J

Josef Garovi

Swiss composer (1908-1985)

J

Joseph Ignaz von Flüe

Swiss politician (1762-1813)

K

Kurt Sigrist

Swiss sculptor (born 1943)

Nicolaus Hermann

Swiss politician (1818-1888)

P

Peter Ignaz Flüe

Swiss politician (1762-1834)

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Niklaus von Moos

Swiss politician (1818-1877)

Alois Spichtig

Swiss artist (1927-2014)

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Sepp Reinhard

Swiss photographer

D

Daniel Reinhard

Swiss photographer

G

Giuseppe Haas-Triverio

Swiss artist (1889-1963)

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Niklaus von Flüe

Swiss politician (1504-1597)

V

Verena Rohrer

Swiss snowboarder

B

Bepp Haas

Swiss painter (1917-1996)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Obwalden

• Halten
  0.8 mi away
• Sarnen
  1.4 mi away · pop. 10,192
• Kägiswil
  1.6 mi away · pop. 1,253
• Alpnach Dorf
  2.8 mi away
• Wilen (Sarnen)
  2.8 mi away
• Sachseln
  2.8 mi away · pop. 4,305
• Stalden (Sarnen)
  3.2 mi away
• Ewil
  4.2 mi away
• Melchtal
  4.6 mi away
• Giswil
  6 mi away · pop. 3,435
• Grossteil
  6.5 mi away
• Engelberg
  8.2 mi away · pop. 4,416

Browse all places in Obwalden →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Bay Polypore

Picipes badius

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-17

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-16

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Seen 2026-09-16

Sessile Earthstar

Geastrum fimbriatum

Seen 2026-09-14

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-12

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Seen 2026-09-12

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers