Oberdorf (Nidwald)

Geschichte

Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid dem Bach and Niederrickenbach.The Benedictine covent of Maria-Rickenbach is located within the municipality, next to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach. The convent lies at an altitude of 1150m and is accessible by cable car.HistoryOberdorf is first mentioned in 1199 as Obirndorf. In 1275 it was mentioned as Oberndorf.GeographyOberdorf has an area, of 16.2km2. 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.DemographicsOberdorf has a population of., 5.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. 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%). the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.