Hergiswil

municipality in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland

Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Hergiswil
Coat of arms of Hergiswil
Location of Hergiswil
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Hergiswil is located in Switzerland
Hergiswil
Hergiswil
Hergiswil is located in Canton of Nidwalden
Hergiswil
Hergiswil
Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°18′E / 46.967°N 8.300°E / 46.967; 8.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonNidwalden
Districtn.a.
Area
 • Total17.00 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Elevation
449 m (1,473 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total5,777
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6052
SFOS number1507
Surrounded byAlpnach (OW), Horw (LU), Kriens (LU), Schwarzenberg (LU), Stansstad
Websitewww.hergiswil.ch
SFSO statistics

It was founded in 1378.

The main sights of Hergiswil are: an old clergy house, the church, the chapel Maria zum guten Rat, old mansion Thumigerhaus, and a glazier's workshop with museum. The workshop was established in 1817. It burned down on one occasion.

Hergiswil seen from the top of Pilatus

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.

Other websites change

  Media related to Hergiswil at Wikimedia Commons