Stansstad
Stansstad | |
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Location of Stansstad  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.11 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 4,576 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6362 |
| SFOS number | 1510 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NW |
| Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Hergiswil, Horw (LU), Meggen (LU), Stans, Weggis (LU) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Stansstad is a village in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Geography
Stansstad has an area, as of 2006[update], of 9.1 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Demographics
Stansstad has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 4,727.[4] As of 2007[update], 13.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.5%).[3] As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.
As of 2000[update] there are 1,988 households, of which 1,431 households (or about 72.0%) contain only one or two individuals. 85 or about 4.3% are large households, with at least five members.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 88.6% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes were given to local, small right-wing parties (10.8%).[3]
In Stansstad about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Stansstad has an unemployment rate of 1.49%. As of 2005[update], there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 375 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 56 businesses in this sector. 1,793 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 231 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[6]
| year | population |
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| 1960 | 1,738 |
| 1970 | 2,469 |
| 1980 | 3,104 |
| 1990 | 3,877 |
| 2000 | 4,455 |
| 2005 | 4,478 |
Sights
The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (Schnitzturm), and the chapel Marie Linden in Kehrsiten.
Heritage sites of national significance
The prehistoric lakeside settlement at Kehrsiten and the Teller/Palisaden and Schnitzturm, all part of the medieval fortifications are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.[7] The prehistoric settlement is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Sep-2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population Template:De icon accessed 4 September 2009
- ^ a b Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities Template:De icon accessed 4 September 2009
- ^ "KGS-Inventar". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps