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Naturalisation test in the canton of Obwalden

WrittenFederal base

«Staatsbürgerliche Grundkenntnisse» (BWZ Obwalden) — the written cantonal exam; only the syllabus is public

Federal base

Basic preparation: the official federal questions borrowed from another canton — not this canton’s real questions.

Indicative number. The canton does not publish the official number of questions.

Real exam — How the test works

Written BWZ exam, every block counts

Real exam: written, mostly multiple choice, topic blocks (federal + canton + commune); the number of questions and pass mark are not published. The catalogue is not public. For now, we prepare you with the basic federal questions (taken from Zürich's Grundkenntnistest) — these are not the real exam questions.

Format

Written (MCQ)

Question language

German

Attempts

not published

Cost

CHF 60

Question catalogue

closed, published catalogue

Run by

BWZ Obwalden (Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum, Sarnen) — kantonal zentral; Inhalt vom Amt für Justiz definiert

Legal basis

Kant. Bürgerrechtsgesetz BRG (GDB 111.2) / Bürgerrechtsverordnung BRV (GDB 111.21) / AB BRV (GDB 111.211); eidg. BüG (SR 141.0) + BüV (SR 141.01)

What the test covers

Democracy & FederalismSocial welfare & Civil societyHistoryGeographyCulture & Everyday life

What the app holds for this canton

Simulated written exam

Pass threshold: 21/30 (≈ 70 %) practice
30 questions across 5 categories estimate
60 minutes practice
Free navigation between questions
Results only at the end

Official material

Official study materialwww.ow.ch ↗ provided by the cantontextno answers → Official courseweiterbildung.bwz-ow.ch ↗ provided by the cantontextno answers →

7 communes in the canton

Every commune in the canton

6055Alpnach

6390Engelberg

6074Giswil

6064Kerns

6078Lungern

6072Sachseln

6060Sarnen

Naturalisation test in the canton of Obwalden

Written BWZ exam, every block counts

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