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Stansstad
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Geography Stansstad has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards and is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzern–Stans–Engelberg Railway Line
The Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line is a Swiss narrow gauge rack railway that connects Luzern, via Hergiswil and Stans, to the resort of Engelberg. The line was built by the Stansstad–Engelberg Railway (german: Stansstad-Engelberg-Bahn, StEB), which became the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg Railway (german: Luzern–Stans–Engelberg-Bahn, LSE) when the line was extended to Luzern. Today the line is owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, which also owns the Brünig line. Trains on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line use Brünig line tracks to access Luzern from Hergiswil. History In 1890 the concession to build a line was given from Stansstad to Engelberg. The opening of the ''Stansstad-Engelberg-Bahn'' (StEB) followed in 1898. The opening of the railway resulted in the early demise of the Stansstad–Stans tramway, which connected Stansstad and Stans between 1893 and 1903. The line was electrified from its beginning, making it the longest electrically operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stansstad Mit Vierwaldstaettersee
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Geography Stansstad has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards and is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stansstad Railway Station
Stansstad railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, and is adjacent to the bridge that carries the line across the ''Alpnachersee'' arm of Lake Lucerne and into the Lopper II tunnel. The current railway station is the second to exist in Stansstad, having been built as a through station on the section of line opened in 1964 to connect the then Stansstad–Engelberg line to the Brünig line at Hergiswil. The original Stansstad station was a terminus, located on the lake side some to the north of the current station. The original station building still exists, now devoid of rails but still used by lake shipping. The old and new routes converge on the Stans side of Stansstad, but little trace is left of the old route. Services The following services stop at Stansstad: * Lucerne S-Bahn: ** : half-hourly service between and , wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidwalden
Nidwalden, also Nidwald (german: Kanton Nidwalden, ; rm, Chantun Sutsilvania; french: Canton de Nidwald; it, Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is traditionally considered a " half-canton", the other half being Obwalden. Nidwalden lies in Central Switzerland. It borders the canton of Obwalden to the west, the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz to the north, the canton of Uri to the east and the canton of Bern to the south. The canton is essentially in the Alps, south of Lake Lucerne. It is one of the smallest cantons, the population is 40,287 (in 2007). The largest town is Stans, followed by Hergiswil and Buochs. Together with Obwalden, Nidwalden was part of the forest canton of Unterwalden, one of the three participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy, named in the Pact of Brunnen of 1315 with Uri and Schwyz. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weggis
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German. History In about 800 the monastery of Pfäfers acquired the court of Wattawis. The municipality had been settled even earlier, however, because the name Weggis comes from the Celtic and meant Place of the Ferrymen. The freedom-loving inhabitants were subordinates of rule of the Habsburgs at some times. For both the monks and the Habsburgs the Lords of Hertenstein exercised regency. By 1332 Weggis and Gersau were free republics and allies of the neighboring Old Swiss Confederacy. This was confirmed in a treaty between them in 1359. Thereafter, the Lords of Hertenstein sold their rights to Lucerne in 1380. They administered Weggis until 1798 as part of the Landvogtei of Weggis. The citizens of Weggis resisted the Lords of Lucerne through multiple rebellions before 1588. In the peasant war of 1653 they si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennetbürgen
Ennetbürgen is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. History Aerial view (1956) Ennetbürgen is first mentioned by 1190 as ''Burgin''. In 1799 it became ''Enet-Bürgen'' and in 1836 ''Ennerbürgen''. Since 1850 the official name has been Ennetbürgen. Geography Ennetbürgen has an area, , of . Of this area, 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located between Lake Lucerne and the foot of the Bürgenberg mountain. Demographics Ennetbürgen has a population (as of ) of . , 10.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Nidwalden Statistical Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpnach
Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. History Alpnach is first mentioned about 870 as ''Alpenacho''. Geography Alpnach has an area, , of . Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the heights above two streams, the Large and Small Schliere. During the mid-19th Century the village became a linear village. While in the 20th Century, it expanded into a ''Haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square). It consists of the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. Demographics Alpnach has a population (as of ) of . , 13.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stans
Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland. The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. History Stans is one of the oldest settlements in the entire Nidwalden valley. The first traces of human settlement date to the second century BC.Stans Online-History accessed 21 May 2009 During the Roman era there is little evidence of a settlement except for some '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meggen
Meggen is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Meggen is first mentioned in 1226 as ''Meken'', though a 14th Century copy of an older document mentions ''in Acta Murensia'' around 1160. Geography Meggen has an area of . Of this area, 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 28.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 23.69% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 41.6% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.06% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 20.25% is covered with buildings, 0.41% is industrial, 0.69% is classed as special developments, 1.79% is parks or greenbelts and 5.37% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, and 0.14% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located on the Küssnacht arm of the Lake of Lucerne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horw
Horw (; Swiss German: ''Horb'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lucerne (district), Lucerne in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. History Horw is first mentioned in 1231 as ''Horwe''. Geography Horw has an area of . Of this area, 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 24.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 42.42% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 30.54% is used for farming or pastures, while 1.94% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 14.61% is covered with buildings, 1.01% is industrial, 1.09% is classed as special developments, 1.79% is parks or greenbelts and 5.59% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.39% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.08% is unproductive flowing water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergiswil, Nidwalden
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. History Hergiswil is first mentioned around 1303-09 as ''ze Hergenswile''. Geography Hergiswil has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located between the foot of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne. Demographics Hergiswil has a population (as of ) of . , 14.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population accessed 4 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ennetmoos
Ennetmoos is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. History Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as ''Ennetmooss''. The dragon in the municipality's coat of arms is inspired by the legend of Strut von Winkelried, as the home castle of the Winkelrieds of the 13th century has been placed in the municipality's territory. Geography Ennetmoos has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the village of Ennetmoos and the hamlets of St. Jakob, Rohren, Allweg/Grueb and Rotzloch. Demographics Ennetmoos has a population (as of ) of . , 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
