Dallenwil

Dallenwil
Country Switzerland Canton Nidwalden District n.a. 46°56′N 8°23′E / 46.933°N 8.383°E / 46.933; 8.383Coordinates: 46°56′N 8°23′E / 46.933°N 8.383°E / 46.933; 8.383
Population	1,794 (Dec 2009)[1]
- Density	116 /km2 (300 /sq mi)
Area	15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Postal code	6383
SFOS number	1503
Surrounded by	Ennetmoos, Kerns (OW), Oberdorf, Stans, Wolfenschiessen
Website	www.dallenwil.ch SFSO statistics
Dallenwil
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Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

History

Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as Tellewilare or Telliwilare. In 1850 it was known as Thalwyl and it wasn't until 1913 that it became Dallenwil.^[2]

Geography

Parish church of Dallenwil

Dallenwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 15.5 square kilometers (6.0 sq mi). Of this area, 53.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

The municipality is located along the old cantonal highway from Stans to Wolfenschiessen and around the parish church.

Demographics

Dallenwil has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 1,794.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 7.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.7%).^[3] As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

As of 2000^[update] there are 607 households, of which 336 households (or about 55.4%) contain only one or two individuals. 82 or about 13.5% are large households, with at least five members.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 81.6% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (15.1%).^[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dallenwil about 68.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Dallenwil has an unemployment rate of 0.92%. As of 2005^[update], there were 145 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 52 businesses involved in this sector. 165 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 245 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 50 businesses in this sector.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1850	731
1900	612
1950	869
1980	1,142
1990	1,508
2000	1,732
2005	1,756

Sights

The main sights of Dallenwil are: the ski and summer resort Wiesenberg/Wirzweli, the church St. Laurentius, and the pilgrimage chapel Wiesenberg.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Dallenwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 04-Sep-2009
4. ^ Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population (German) accessed 4 September 2009
5. ^ Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities (German) accessed 4 September 2009

External links

• Dallenwil.ch (German) official website
• Dallenwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.