Stans

Stans
Municipality
Flag of Stans
Flag
Coat of arms of Stans
Coat of arms
Location of Stans
Stans is located in Switzerland
Stans
Stans
Location within Switzerland
Stans is located in Canton of Nidwalden
Stans
Stans
Location within Canton of Nidwalden
Coordinates: 46°57′N 8°21′E / 46.950°N 8.350°E / 46.950; 8.350
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNidwalden
Districtn.a.
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsidentin
Beatrice Richard-Ruf FDP/PRD
Area
 • Total
11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
8,171
 • Density737.5/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6370
SFOS number1509
ISO 3166 codeCH-NW
Surrounded byBuochs, Dallenwil, Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Oberdorf, Stansstad
Websitewww.stans.ch

Stans (German pronunciation: [ʃtans]) 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.

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