- Buochs
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Buochs
municipality_name = Buochs
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Buochs-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=25|long_EW=E
postal_code = 6374
municipality_code = 1502
area = 12.04
elevation = 435|elevation_description=
population = 5227|populationof = December 2003 | popofyear = 2003
website = www.buochs.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Beckenried ,Ennetbürgen ,Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf,Stans
twintowns =Deidesheim (Germany)|Buochs is a municipality in the canton of
Nidwalden inSwitzerland . 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.
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