Stans

Also known as Stans NW

Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.

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Stans is a small Swiss city located in the canton of Nidwalden in the central part of the country. As the capital of its canton, it serves as the administrative center for the region's local government and institutions.

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Stans
Swiss town.image_photo: Stans rathaus 3 thm.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Stans Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Stans COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Nidwalden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-NW
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 6370
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1509
Swiss town.area: 11.08
Swiss town.elevation: 452
Swiss town.website: www.stans.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Beatrice Richard-Ruf
Swiss town.mayor_party: FDP
Swiss town.mayor_title: Gemeindepräsidentin
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Buochs, Dallenwil, Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Oberdorf, Stansstad

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Stans
Population: 8508
Area: 11.08
Elevation: 452
Official website: www.stans.ch
Image: Ortsmitte Stans.JPG
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: NW

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Commons category: Stans
postal code: 6370
P8168: John A. Burns
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1509
IPA transcription: [ʃtans]

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Article

18 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Industry
Transport
Sights
Stanserhorn
''Dorfplatz''
Parish church
Capuchin monastery
Convent St. Klara
''Winkelriedhaus''
''Salzmagazin''
''Statue of Deschwanden''
Notable people
References
External links

Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.

The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German.