Stans
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Nidwalden |
District | n.a. |
Coordinates | 46°57′N 8°21′E |
Population | 7353 (December 2003) |
Area | 11.08 km² (4.28 sq mi) |
Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
Postal code | 6370 |
SFOS number | 1509 |
Surrounded by (view map) |
Buochs, Dallenwil, Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Oberdorf, Stansstad |
Website | www.stans.ch |
Stans is the capital city of the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of 7,300 people. The area of Stans is 11 km².
[change] History
Stans was first noted in 1172. In 1798, it was attacked by French troops, followed the decision of Nidwalden not to adapt a new constitution. Children whose parents were killed by this event were gathered by the teacher Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi for his first school. The open-air assembly (Landsgemeinde) was held in Stans each year until 1997.
[change] Sights
The main sights of Stans are:
- The Stanserhorn (1900m) mountain and tourist resort
- The Stanserhornbahn: An electric train which takes people from the base of the mountain to the hotel at the top. It was first built in 1893.
- The main square (Dorfplatz)
- Saint Peter and Paul church: built from 1641 to 1647 with a Romanesque tower
- The Saint Klara monastery
- A monument for the local hero Arnold von Winkelried and his birth place (Winkelriedhaus).
[change] Other websites
- Official Page (German)
- Stanserhorn
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Beckenried | Buochs | Dallenwil | Emmetten | Ennetbürgen | Ennetmoos | Hergiswil | Oberdorf | Stans | Stansstad | Wolfenschiessen |