Faden
in Nidwalden of Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.969 and 8.405 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 58' 7" and E 8° 24' 17"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:49 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:11 am and 6:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Faden

Faden in Nidwalden (Canton of Nidwalden) is a place in Switzerland about 45 mi (or 73 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Faden is now 09:49 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Faden, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 37 mi (or 38 km), North-West. We encountered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ennetburgen, Stans, Emmetten, Kussnacht and Gersau. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 998 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 29th of March 2024

14°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

15°C (60 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Villa Honegg Hotel

Address
1,9 mi
Honegg
6373 Ennetbürgen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kastanienbaum Swiss Quality Seehotel

Address
4,1 mi
St Niklausenstrasse 105
6047 Horw
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Boutique Hotel Schluessel

Address
2,6 mi
Oberdorfstrasse 26
6375 Beckenried
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:59
Weekend: closed


CAMPUS HOTEL HERTENSTEIN-WEGGIS

Address
4,0 mi
HERTENSTEINSTRASSE 156
6353 Weggis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Gerbi Hotel Restaurant

Address
4,2 mi
Hertensteinstrasse 48
6353 Weggis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Alexander Wellnesshotel

Address
4,3 mi
Hertensteinstr. 42
6353 Weggis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 0:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 0:00


Romantik Hotel Beau-Rivage

Address
4,6 mi
Gotthardstr. 6
6353 Weggis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Wellnesshotel Rössli

Address
4,5 mi
Seestr. 52
6353 Weggis
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:00


Winkelried

Address
3,3 mi
Dorfplatz 5
6362 Stansstad
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Krone

Address
0,8 mi
Dorfplatz 2a
6374 Buochs
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 20:30
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


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Length: 39:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Breitling Super Constellation in Stans

Published: June 30, 2011
Length: 55:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jaap Super

Breitling Event in Stans, Nidwalden.


Rollout Pilatus Aircraft PC 24

Published: August 04, 2014
Length: 33:11 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Andy A. Helbling Photography

Photo slide show from the rollout ceremony at Airport Buochs, Switzerland. This is the first Business Jet, build from Pilatus Aircraft, Stans, Switzerland.


Ju-52 coming in with a three-point landing at Buochs

Published: June 24, 2011
Length: 57:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: piebstrains1

Junkers Ju-52 HB-HOS of Ju Air comes in from a sightseeing tour. Watch the fine three-point landing. This tri-motored airplane is virtually a motorized glider. The date is 23 June 2011, a local...


REVITA - revitalisation of an Sleeping Base in Central Switzerland

Published: August 17, 2014
Length: 16:07 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FlyToGrimmi

After last repetition course in 2003, Buochs (Stans, LSMU) saw again some heavy military activity in Mai 2014 with some Hornet and F-5 Tiger II jet aircrafts. Hundreds of Spotter and Aviation...


Night Landing Buochs

Published: December 07, 2010
Length: 49:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ThePilot23

Landing from Dominik Fässler and Yves Gerster 2 minutes before sunset. (Landing by Yves)


Very long landing

Published: September 22, 2012
Length: 25:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Niklaus Waechter

Anflug und Landung eines Motorseglers Taifun 17 E II auf der zwei Kilometer langen Piste von Buochs NW.


smarttimes13 Corso

Published: August 24, 2013
Length: 18:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SmartTrailers

Dr Annette Winkler at smarttimes13, Buochs, Switzerland The Smart Parade!


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Published: August 23, 2013
Length: 03:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SmartTrailers

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GHWT: Los Lobos - La Bamba, Guitar, 100%, FC

Published: May 18, 2013
Length: 09:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CommanderCH

And just another FC. ^^ First try FC.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Pilatus Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is an aircraft manufacturer located in Stans, Switzerland. The company employs 1,441 people.

Located at 46.9757, 8.38132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Aircraft manufacturers of Switzerland, Stans

Hammetschwand Elevator

The Hammetschwand Lift is the highest exterior elevator of Europe and is located in Switzerland. It connects a spectacular rock path with the lookout point Hammetschwand on the Bürgenstock plateau overlooking Lake Lucerne.

Located at 47.0011, 8.39639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Individual elevators, Monuments and memorials in Switzerland

Maria-Rickenbach

Maria-Rickenbach is a Benedictine monastery for women. It is situated above the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The monastery is accessible only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line. The monastery was established after a 1528 painting of the Madonna was placed in a hollow maple tree on that site.

Located at 46.9267, 8.4273 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Benedictine monasteries of nuns in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Nidwalden, 1528 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1520s, Visitor attractions in Nidwalden

Engelberger Aa

Engelberger Aa (or Engelbergeraa) is a river in Switzerland. It rises west of Surenenpass in the Canton of Uri, flows through the valley of Engelberg and Nidwalden. At Buochs, it empties into Lake Lucerne and is thus a tributary of the river Reuss, which drains that lake.

Located at 46.9789, 8.42528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Switzerland, Reuss drainage basin, Geography of Nidwalden, Geography of Obwalden, Tributaries of Lake Lucerne

Bürgenstock railway

The Bürgenstock railway is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels. The railway was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. Today the funicular is electric and automatic, but it still uses the original cabins.

Located at 46.9995, 8.38167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Funicular railways in Switzerland, Transport in Nidwalden, Railway lines opened in 1888, Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity

Stans railway station

Stans is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.9583, 8.3668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden, Stans

Dallenwil railway station

Dallenwil is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Dallenwil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.9336, 8.39229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

Niederrickenbach railway station

Niederrickenbach Station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is adjacent to the lower station of the cable car, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name. It should be noted that Niederrickenbach station is 2.3 km horizontally and 650 m vertically from Niederrickenbach hamlet.

Located at 46.9277, 8.39645 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

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