Hergiswil
Hergiswil | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hergiswil  | |
  Hergiswil  Hergiswil | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°18′E / 46.967°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.00 km2 (6.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,777 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6052 |
| SFOS number | 1507 |
| Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Horw (LU), Kriens (LU), Schwarzenberg (LU), Stansstad |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 Hergiswil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Homepage of Hergiswil
- Official Homepage of the Glasi in Hergiswil
- Glasi Ecuador site Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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