Stansstad
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Population | 4,507 (December 2003) | |||||||||
- Density | 263 /km² (682 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
Area | 17.11 km² (6.6 sq mi) | |||||||||
Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 6362 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 1510 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Hergiswil, Horw (LU), Meggen (LU), Stans, Weggis (LU) | |||||||||
Website | www.stansstad.ch | |||||||||
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
It has a population of 4500 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Stansstad is 17.11 km².
There are 300 local businesses which employ 1600 people. 5% of these are in the agricultural sector, 28% in trade and industry, 67% in services.
The main sights of Stansstad are: a museum of the fortifications, a tower (Schnitzturm), and the chaper Marie Linden in Kehrsiten.
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