- Beckenried
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Beckenried
municipality_name = Beckenried
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Beckenried-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Nidwalden
iso-code-region = CH-NW
district = n.a.
lat_d=46|lat_m=58|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=28|long_EW=E
postal_code = 6375
municipality_code = 1501
area = 32.95
elevation = 435|elevation_description=
population = 2959|populationof = December 2003 | popofyear = 2003
website = www.beckenried.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Buochs ,Emmetten ,Ennetbürgen ,Gersau (SZ),Isenthal (UR), Oberdorf,Wolfenschiessen
twintowns = |Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of
Nidwalden inSwitzerland .It has a population of 2900 of which 6% is of foreign nationality (
2002 ). The area of Beckenried is 32.95 km².There are 180 local businesses which employ 900 people. 19% of these are in the agricultural sector, 32% in trade and industry, 49% in services.
The main sights of Beckenried are: the church "St. Heinrich" and its cemetery chapel, the "Ridli" chapel, the chapel "St. Anna", the "Klewen" chapel, fun fair ("Älplerkilbi"), and the St. Nikolas market.
Starting from Beckenried a cable car brings tourists up to Klewenalp, a major holiday resort both in winter and in summer.
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