Stans
capital of the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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Summary
Stans is a city of Switzerland[1]. Stans draws 1,040 Wikipedia views per month (city of switzerland category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Nidwalden[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland[6], cantonal capital of Switzerland[7]
- Official language: German[8]
- Shares border with: Dallenwil[9], Ennetbürgen[10], Ennetmoos[11], Oberdorf[12], Stansstad[13], Buochs[14]
- Postal code: 6370[15]
- Commons category: Stans[16]
- Licence plate code: NW[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 041[20]
- Official website: http://www.stans.ch[21]
- IPA transcription: [ʃtans][22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stans[23]
- Population: 8411[24], 5669[25], 5621[26], 5655[27], 5796[28], 5872[29], 5969[30], 6001[31], 5989[32], 6125[33], 6283[34], 6285[35], 6363[36], 6474[37]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1509[38]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Capital of: Canton of Nidwalden[40]
Why It Matters
Stans has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Stans is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]