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Stans travel guide

about Stans

Stans is the capital city of the Nidwalden (Nidwald) canton in Switzerland. It has a population of 7300 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Stans is 11 km².

Stans sights

The main sights of Stans are: the Stanserhorn (1900m) mountain and tourist resort, the main square (Dorfplatz), the parish church St. Peter und Paul (built 1641 - 1647) with a Romanesque tower, the monastery St. Klara, a monument for the local hero Winkelried and his birth place (Winkelriedhaus), a Chapucin monastery, a salt storage house, and an old alleyway (Schmiedgasse).

Stans history

Stans was first mentioned in 1172. In 1798 it was stormed by French troops, followed the decision of Nidwalden not to adapt a new constitution. Children orphaned by this event were gathered by the educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi for his first school. The open-air assembly (Landsgemeinde) was held in Stans annualy until its abolition in 1997.

Near cities to Stans

• Buochs travel guide 1.9 km
• Ennetmoos travel guide 3.8 km
• Dallenwil travel guide 3.9 km
• Stansstad travel guide 4.5 km
• Wolfenschiessen travel guide 4.5 km
• Ennetburgen travel guide 5.3 km
• Alpnach travel guide 7.8 km
• Beckenried travel guide 9.0 km
• Kerns travel guide 9.4 km
• Sarnen travel guide 10 km

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• Luzern webcam 12 km
• Rigi webcam 14 km
• Luzern webcam 17 km
• Schwyz-Mythen webcam 22 km
• Stoos webcam 22 km
• Sörenberg webcam 29 km
• Einsiedeln webcam 34 km

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