Stans: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Nidwalden
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 8,393
• Coordinates: 46.9581° N, 8.3661° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 70 km (43 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zürich Airport (ZRH): 57 km (36 mi), straight line
• Bern Airport (BRN): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, France): 96 km (59 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ennetburgen: 4.4 km (2.8 mi)
• Horw: 7.8 km (4.9 mi)
• Beckenried: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
• Kriens: 10 km (6 mi)
• Luzern: 11 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zuerich, 48 km (30 mi)