Hergiswil
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| Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°18′E / 46.967°N 8.300°ECoordinates: 46°58′N 8°18′E / 46.967°N 8.300°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Nidwalden | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,645 | |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6052 | |
| SFOS number | 1507 | |
| Surrounded by | Alpnach (OW), Horw (LU), Kriens (LU), Schwarzenberg (LU), Stansstad | |
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Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Hergiswil is first mentioned around 1303-09 as ze Hergenswile.
Hergiswil has an area, as of 2006[update], of 14.2 square kilometers (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located between the foot of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne.
Hergiswil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,645. As of 2007[update], 14.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.0%) and French being third ( 1.1%). As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.
As of 2000[update] there are 2,216 households, of which 1,627 households (or about 73.4%) contain only one or two individuals. 91 or about 4.1% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 89.1% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.3%).
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