STANS

Nidwalden · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 46.96°N / 8.37°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,658,504

Stans is a city in Switzerland with a population of 8,393. It sits at 46.96/8.37, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 3 km from Stansstad.

Population 8,393

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Nidwalden
Coords: 46.96°N / 8.37°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Stansstad Nidwalden 4,471 3.1 km

SE Dallenwil Nidwalden 1,738 4.1 km

NE Ennetbürgen Nidwalden 4,226 4.4 km

E Buochs Nidwalden 5,524 4.7 km

NW Hergiswil Nidwalden 5,437 5.2 km

S Wolfenschiessen Nidwalden 2,080 6.5 km

W Alpnach Obwalden 5,218 7.4 km

NW Horw Lucerne 12,348 7.8 km

E Beckenried Nidwalden 3,050 8.4 km

SW Kerns Obwalden 5,217 9.4 km

Air access

nearby

BXO

Buochs Airport

Small airport

3.0 km

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

6.4 km

LSPG

Kägiswil Airfield

Small airport

10.2 km

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

15.6 km

LSZO

Luzern-Beromünster Airfield

Small airport

28.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Stans?: 8,393 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Stans in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Stans in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Stans?: Buochs Airport (BXO).
How far is Stans from Bern?: About 70 km.
Does Stans have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?: French and Italian.
What currency is used in Switzerland?: Swiss Franc.
How many cities are in Switzerland?: 1,895 on record.
Which admin region is Stans in?: Nidwalden.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2658504

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2658504,
    "name": "Stans",
    "ascii_name": "Stans",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 8393,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 46.95805,
    "longitude": 8.36609
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.9x the population of Stansstad.
3 km from Stansstad.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.