Stansstad
in Nidwalden of Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.977 and 8.336 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 58' 36" and E 8° 20' 7"
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: 05:55 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:12 am and 8:35 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Discover Stansstad

Stansstad in Nidwalden (Canton of Nidwalden) with it's 4,471 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 42 mi (or 67 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Local time in Stansstad is now 05:55 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Stansstad, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), East. 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 22 mi (or 35 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 36 mi (or 35 km), North. We discovered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stans, Ennetburgen, Luzern, Sarnen and Kussnacht. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 61%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

22°C (72 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Villa Honegg Hotel

Address
3,4 mi
Honegg
6373 Ennetbürgen
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Seehotel Hermitage

Address
4,6 mi
Seeburgstr. 72
6006 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

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


The Hotel Lucerne Autograph Collection

Address
5,1 mi
Sempacherstrasse 14
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Continental-Park

Address
5,1 mi
Murbacherstr. 4
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Lucerne Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
5,1 mi
Lakefront Center,Inseliquai 12
6005 Lucerne
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Cascada Swiss Quality Hotel

Address
5,0 mi
Bundesplatz 18
6003 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Seehotel Pilatus

Address
1,3 mi
Seetrasse 34
6052 Hergiswil am See
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:30
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:30


Winkelried

Address
0,2 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


Astoria

Address
5,1 mi
Pilatusstrasse 29
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Seehotel Sternen

Address
2,6 mi
Winkelstr. 46
6048 Horw
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:00


Videos from this area

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RESTAURANT MELACHERE STANS

Published: November 12, 2014
Length: 00:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JaguarE51

Stanser Märcht November 2014.


MiraCasas: Color Concept with two related color layers ... in Stans, Nidwalden, Switzerland

Published: May 16, 2013
Length: 00:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Conrad Wagner

Color concept by Joerg Niederberger, Bueren NW, Switzerland. How the paint job gets applied on the wall ... www.MiraCasas.ch This color concept will be introduced in other building projects...


Picason live@Stans 12-Apr-2013 Set1

Published: April 19, 2013
Length: 14:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Igbodu

Roberto Pulido - voc Signe Asmussen - voc Iván Villalonga - voc/perc Flavio Arias - voc/perc Erwin Brünisholz - bs/as Carlo Schöb - ts Juam Munguia - tpt Beat Affolter - tpt Lukas...


Grossbrand Scheune - 18.09.2013

Published: September 18, 2013
Length: 23:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: SwissEmergencyUnits

SwissEmergencyUnits Nach langem Warten und zahlreichen misslungenen Versuchen bot sich mir endlich die Gelegenheit, Aufnahmen der hiesigen Feuerwehr machen zu können. Aufgenommen mit iPhone4,...


1987 25 Jahre BSV.wmv

Published: October 01, 2012
Length: 38:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bsvstansvideo

Aus der Geschichte des BSV Stans, 1987.


ÜSI BAHN - Demnächst wieder im Kino

Published: January 29, 2015
Length: 01:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Wuhrmann Enterprises

Üsi Bahn – Luzern-Stans-Engelberg Im Dokumentarfilm "Üsi Bahn" erzählen ehemalige und aktuelle Mitarbeiter der Bahnen nach Engelberg, wie aus der baufälligen Stansstad-Engelberg Bahn...


Fluehchräie Schwarzenberg 2015 - Don't Stop

Published: February 08, 2015
Length: 27:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

23. Guuggenüberfall Stans, 07.02.2015.


Fluehchräie Schwarzenberg 2015 - s'Fiir vo dr Sehnsucht

Published: February 08, 2015
Length: 27:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

23. Guuggenüberfall Stans, 07.02.2015.


Fluehchräie Schwarzenberg 2015 - Otherside

Published: February 08, 2015
Length: 52:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

23. Guuggenüberfall Stans, 07.02.2015.


Fluehchräie Schwarzenberg 2015 - Word Up

Published: February 08, 2015
Length: 27:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

23. Guuggenüberfall Stans, 07.02.2015.


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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.

Lopper Tunnel

The Lopper Tunnel is a tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the Autostrasse A8. The tunnel is 1,562 metres long and has two lanes (one in each direction). There is no central reservation. It lies in central Switzerland. At times, the link to the A2 motorway may be undergoing roadworks.

Located at 46.975, 8.305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels in Switzerland

Winkelried

Winkelried was a family of Unterwalden, recorded as members of the lower nobility during the second half of the 13th century and as commoners during the 14th to early 16th centuries. The name is mostly associated with Arnold von Winkelried, the hero of the Battle of Sempach (1386) in Swiss historiography. Because of the importance of Arnold Winkelried in 19th-century Swiss nationalism, much research has gone into the genealogy of this family.

Located at 46.953, 8.34 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Swiss families, Medieval Switzerland

International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland

IMI University Centre or International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland (IMI) is a private Swiss University located in Luzern teaching International Hotel, Tourism, Event, Restaurant, Hospitality, Health and Spa and European Culinary Management. In spring 2013 the new centre for International Culinary Arts will be opening on the campus in Kastanienbaum. IMI a Swiss Hotel School was founded in 1990. The teaching language of instruction is English.

Located at 47.0069, 8.3372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in Switzerland, Educational institutions established in 1991, Hospitality schools, Organisations based in Lucerne, Business schools in Switzerland

Mueterschwanderberg

Mueterschwanderberg (also Mueterschwandenberg) is a ridge forming the southern shore of Alpnachersee, just northwest of Stanserhorn and west of the village of Ennetmoos, Nidwalden, Switzerland. Its peak is at an elevation of 860 m (some 425 m above the lake surface). The peak is known as Drachenflue (Drachenfluh), with the Drachenloch cave nearby, named for the dragon which according to legend was slain here by Heinrich von Winkelried.

Located at 46.953, 8.315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of Switzerland, Mountains of Nidwalden, Former fortresses, Forts in Switzerland, Fortifications of Switzerland in the 20th century

Hergiswil railway station

Hergiswil is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is at the junction of the Brünig line, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Both lines are of metre gauge and owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Hergiswil station is one of two stations to serve Hergiswil, the other being Hergiswil Matt, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres to the north. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.982, 8.31 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

Hergiswil Matt railway station

Hergiswil Matt is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Hergiswil Matt station is one of two stations to serve Hergiswil, the other being Hergiswil, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres to the south. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.9933, 8.31408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

Stansstad railway station

Stansstad is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, and is adjacent to the bridge that carries the line across the Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne. The current railway station is the second to exist in Stansstad, having been built as a through station on the section of line opened in 1964 to connect the then Stansstad–Engelberg line to the Brünig line at Hergiswil.

Located at 46.9767, 8.33574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

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

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Stansstad, Штанстад, Stannis, Штансштад