Dallenwil

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Dallenwil

Location of Dallenwil

Coordinates: 46°56′N 8°23′E / 46.933°N 8.383°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 8°23′E / 46.933°N 8.383°E

Country

n.a.

Area

• Total

15.47 km² (5.97 sq mi)

Elevation

545 m (1,788 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,797

• Density

120/km² (300/sq mi)

Postal code

6383

SFOS number

1503

Surrounded by

Ennetmoos, Kerns (OW), Oberdorf, Stans, Wolfenschiessen

Website

www.dallenwil.ch
SFSO statistics

Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as Tellewilare or Telliwilare. In 1850 it was known as Thalwyl and it wasn't until 1913 that it became Dallenwil.

Dallenwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 15.5 square kilometers (6.0 sq mi). Of this area, 53.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located along the old cantonal highway from Stans to Wolfenschiessen and around the parish church.

Dallenwil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,797. As of 2007^[update], 7.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.7%). As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

As of 2000^[update] there are 607 households, of which 336 households (or about 55.4%) contain only one or two individuals. 82 or about 13.5% are large households, with at least five members.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 81.6% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (15.1%).

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