Stansstad
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| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
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| Population | 4507 (December 2003) |
| Area | 17.11 km² |
| Elevation | 436 m |
| Postal code | 6362 |
| SFOS number | 1510 |
| Website | www.stansstad.ch |
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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.
