Stansstad

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Coordinates: 46°58.602′N, 8°20.403′E

Stansstad
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Stansstad
Canton Nidwalden
District n.a.
46°58.602′N, 8°20.403′E
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 (Switzerland)
Stansstad
Stansstad

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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