Ennetmoos

Coat of arms

Ennetmoos

Location of Ennetmoos

Coordinates: 46°57′N 8°20′E / 46.950°N 8.333°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 8°20′E / 46.950°N 8.333°E

Country

n.a.

Area

• Total

14.07 km² (5.43 sq mi)

Elevation

521 m (1,709 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,100

• Density

150/km² (390/sq mi)

Postal code

6372

SFOS number

1506

Surrounded by

Alpnach (OW), Dallenwil, Kerns (OW), Stans, Stansstad

Website

www.ennetmoos.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as Ennetmooss.

The dragon in the municipality's coat of arms is inspired by the legend of Strut von Winkelried, as the home castle of the Winkelrieds of the 13th century has been placed in the municipality's territory.

Ennetmoos has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 14.1 square kilometers (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the village of Ennetmoos and the hamlets of St. Jakob, Rohren, Allweg/Grueb and Rotzloch.

Ennetmoos has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,100. As of 2007^[update], 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%). As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

As of 2000^[update] there are 671 households, of which 364 households (or about 54.2%) contain only one or two individuals. 92 or about 13.7% are large households, with at least five members.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 90% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.3%).

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