Oberdorf, Nidwalden

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Coordinates: 46°57′N, 8°23′E

Oberdorf
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Oberdorf
Canton Nidwalden
District n.a.
46°57′N, 8°23′E
Population 2,945  (December 2003)
  - Density 182 /km² (471 /sq.mi.)
Area 16.20 km² (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft)
Postal code 6370
SFOS number 1508
Surrounded by Beckenried, Buochs, Dallenwil, Stans, Wolfenschiessen
Website www.oberdorf-nw.ch
Oberdorf (Switzerland)
Oberdorf
Oberdorf

Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

It has a population of 3000 of which 5 percent is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Oberdorf is 16.20 km².

There are 150 local businesses which employ 800 people. Of these, 30 percent are in the agricultural sector, 43 percent in trade and industry, and 27 percent in services.

The main sight of Oberdorf is the pilgrimage chapel Niederrickenbach.