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[[File:Karte Gemeinde Stansstad 2007.png|thumb|Stansstad]]
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'''Stansstad''' is a [[municipalities of Switzerland|village]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Nidwalden]] in [[Switzerland]].


==Geography==
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'''Stansstad''' is a [[municipalities of Switzerland|village]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Nidwalden]] in [[Switzerland]]. It has a population of 4432<ref>{{cite web
[[File:Stansstad mit Vierwaldstaettersee.JPG|thumb|left|Stansstad and [[Lake Lucerne]]
| last = Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics)
Stansstad has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|9.1|abbr=on}}. 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).<ref name=SFSO/>
| title = Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden

| date = 2008
==Demographics==
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Stansstad has a population ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) of 4,478, of which 13.3% are foreign nationals.<ref name=NW_pop>[http://www.nw.ch/de/verwaltung/departemente/welcome.php?departement_id=12&page=5&action=download&id=2575 Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population] {{de icon}} accessed 4 September 2009</ref> Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.6%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (90.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.5%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-Sep-2009</ref> {{as of|2008}} the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.
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| accessdate = November 5, 2008}}</ref> (2007), of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Stansstad is 17.11 km².
{{as of|2000}} 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.<ref name=NW_Gemeinde>[http://www.nw.ch/de/onlinemain/publikationen/welcome.php?action=download&amt_id=&id=2200 Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities] {{de_icon}} accessed 4 September 2009</ref>

In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|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%).<ref name=SFSO/>

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Stansstad about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>

Stansstad has an unemployment rate of 1.49%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 81 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 375 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 56 businesses in this sector. 1,793 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 231 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=NW_Gemeinde/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! year
! population
|-
| 1960
| 1,738
|-
| 1970
| 2,469
|-
| 1980
| 3,104
|-
| 1990
| 3,877
|-
| 2000
| 4,455
|-
| 2005
| 4,478
|-
|}

==Sights==
[[File:Stansstad.jpg|thumb|Stansstad waterfront]]
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The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (''Schnitzturm''), and the chapel ''Marie Linden'' in Kehrsiten.


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There are 300 local businesses which employ 1600 people. 5% of these are in the agricultural sector, 28% in trade and industry, 67% in services. The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (''Schnitzturm''), and the chapel ''Marie Linden'' in Kehrsiten.
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 01:52, 5 September 2009

Stansstad
Municipality
Coat of arms of Stansstad
Coat of arms
Location of Stansstad
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNidwalden
Districtn.a.
Area
[1]
 • Total17.11 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation
436 m (1,430 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total4,576
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6362
SFOS number1510
ISO 3166 codeCH-NW
Surrounded byAlpnach (OW), Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Hergiswil, Horw (LU), Meggen (LU), Stans, Weggis (LU)
Websitewww.stansstad.ch
SFSO statistics
Stansstad

Stansstad is a village in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Geography

[[File:Stansstad mit Vierwaldstaettersee.JPG|thumb|left|Stansstad and Lake Lucerne Stansstad has an area, as of 2006, of Template:Km2 to mi2. 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 2008) of 4,478, of which 13.3% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (90.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.5%).[3] As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

As of 2000 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.[5]

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]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. 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, 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:[5]

year population
1960 1,738
1970 2,469
1980 3,104
1990 3,877
2000 4,455
2005 4,478

Sights

Stansstad waterfront

The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (Schnitzturm), and the chapel Marie Linden in Kehrsiten.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stansstad.
  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Sep-2009
  4. ^ Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population Template:De icon accessed 4 September 2009
  5. ^ a b Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities Template:De icon accessed 4 September 2009
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