Oberdorf is a
municipality in the
canton
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of
Nidwalden
Nidwalden, also Nidwald (german: Kanton Nidwalden, ; rm, Chantun Sutsilvania; french: Canton de Nidwald; it, Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It consists of the villages and
hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid dem Bach and Niederrickenbach.
The
Benedictine convent of Maria-Rickenbach is located within the municipality, next to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach. The convent lies at an altitude of and is accessible by
cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems:
* Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable
** Aerial tramway
** Chairlift
** Gondola lift
*** Bi ...
.
History
Oberdorf is first mentioned in 1199 as ''Obirndorf''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''Oberndorf''.
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Geography
Oberdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, 53% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[
The municipality is located near and above the municipality of Stans. It consists of the villages and hamlets which are located above Stans (the so-called ''Upper village'' or in German ''Obere Dorf''), which include Wil, Ennerberg and Waltersberg. Additionally the hamlets of Büren (nid dem Bach) and Niederrickenbach are included in the municipality.
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Demographics
Oberdorf has a population (as of ) of . , 5.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population]
accessed 4 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.7%).
accessed 04-Sep-2009[Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities]
accessed 4 September 2009
In the 2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the FDP which received 90.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to small right-wing parties (8.6%).[
In Oberdorf about 70.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '']Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
'').[
Oberdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.09%. , there were 214 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 77 businesses involved in this sector. 530 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 35 businesses in this sector. 252 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 40 businesses in this sector.][
The historical population is given in the following table:]
Sights
The main sight of Oberdorf is the pilgrimage chapel ''Niederrickenbach''.
References
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Municipalities of Nidwalden