This village in pre-Alpine Canton Obwalden is situated at 470 metres altitude. Summer activities include surfing, rowing, canoeing, hiking, cycling, mountain biking, paragliding, inline skating, crazy golf, tennis and badminton. The nearby ski region of Melchsee-Frutt, winter hiking routes and cross-country skiing runs at Langis above Sarnen make Sachseln attractive to winter-sports lovers.

Flüeli-Ranft, the birthplace and hermitage of Swiss patron saint Brother Klaus, also belongs to the municipality of Sachseln. There is a museum dedicated to him at Sachseln village, housed in one of the most beautiful bourgeois houses in Canton Obwalden, the Peter-Ignaz-von-Flüe-Haus, built in 1784. House and baroque garden are in the French period style and remain largely in their original state. Two rooms are home to an exhibition on the life and work of novelist Heinrich Federer (1866-1928), who spent his youth in Sachseln. The neighbouring former barn is home to a collection of Sachseln native and artist Christian Sigrist (1906 – 1987), comprising 30 miniatures depicting rural daily life in the first half of the 20th century.

The parish church is Sachseln’s landmark. Visible from miles around, the church and Brother Klaus’ tomb attract thousands of pilgrims yearly from home and abroad.

The village’s economy depends heavily on a plant that employs 1100 and manufactures electronic devices for NASA and other industrial consumers. It is the canton’s largest employer.