Nearby towns include Romoos, Doppleschwand, Michlischwand, Luthern, and Menzberg. The municipality is located in the upper Luthern valley, in the northern "Napfgebiet". Luthern has an unemployment rate of 0.4%. Luthern is first mentioned in 1275 as "Lutrun". Luthern reveals that a girl named Goewin who runs a herb shop has recently disappeared.