Buochs
municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland
Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Buochs | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Buochs  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°25′E / 46.967°N 8.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,312 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6374 |
| SFOS number | 1502 |
| Surrounded by | Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans |
| Twin towns | Deidesheim (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
Other websites
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Media related to Buochs at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Homepage of Buochs (in German)
