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Coat of arms of Stans
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Stans is located in Switzerland
Stans
Stans
Location in Switzerland
Stans is located in Canton of Nidwalden
Stans
Stans
Location in Canton of Nidwalden
Country Switzerland
Canton Nidwalden
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 8,171
 • Density 737.5/km2 (1,910.0/sq mi)
Postal code
6370
Surrounded by Buochs, Dallenwil, Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Oberdorf, Stansstad
Picswiss NW-26-06
A hotel in Stans

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.

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.

Sights

The main sights of Stans are:

  • The Stanserhorn (1900m) mountain and tourist resort
  • The Stanserhornbahn: A cable car 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).


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