Stans
Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. The official language of Stans is German, but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stans railway station and Buochs Airport.
Stans railway station
Railway station
Photo: Moliva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stans is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company.
Buochs Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Buochs Airport is a regional airport in the town of Buochs in the Canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 2000 meters and a width of 40 meters, several taxiways and hangars.
Stanserhorn
Peak
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, located in the canton of Nidwalden near the border with Obwalden, with the peak at 1,898 metres above sea level. Stanserhorn is situated 3½ km southwest of Stans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stansstad and Oberdorf.
Stansstad
Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Oberdorf
Village
Photo: Neithan90, Public domain.
Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid dem Bach and Niederrickenbach.
Stans
- Type: Locality with 8,250 residents
- Also known as: “CH1509”
- Location: Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.9589° or 46° 57′ 32″ northLongitude
8.3633° or 8° 21′ 48″ eastPopulation
8,250Elevation
449 metres (1,473 feet)Open location code
8FRCX957+G8GeoNames ID
7287217
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