Buochs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (October 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
| Buochs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||
| Population | 5,227 (December 2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 434 /km² (1,124 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 12.04 km² (4.6 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6374 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1502 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Deidesheim (Germany) | |||||||||
| Website | www.buochs.ch | |||||||||
  Buochs
|
||||||||||
Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5200 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Buochs is 12.04 km².
There are 260 local businesses which employ 1300 people. 14% of these are in the agricultural sector, 34% in trade and industry, and 52% in services.
The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.
|
|||||||
