Stans
Stans | |
|---|---|
Location of Stans | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′N 8°21′E / 46.950°N 8.350°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsidentin Beatrice Richard-Ruf FDP/PRD |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 8,393 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6370 |
| SFOS number | 1509 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NW |
| Surrounded by | Buochs, Dallenwil, Ennetbürgen, Ennetmoos, Oberdorf, Stansstad |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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.