Melchtal is the valley of the Grosse Melchaa in the canton

Obwalden Obwalden, also Obwald (german: Kanton Obwalden, rm, Chantun Sursilvania; french: Canton d'Obwald; it, Canton Obvaldo), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the govern ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The hamlet located in the valley is also named Melchtal. Most of the valley is included in the municipality of

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; the Melchaa constitutes the limit with Sachseln. It is supposed to be the birthplace of the historical-mythical figure Arnold von Melchtal.

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