Oberdorf, Nidwalden
Encyclopedia
Oberdorf is a municipality
in the canton
of Nidwalden
in Switzerland
.
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.
there are 1,054 households, of which 587 households (or about 55.7%) contain only one or two individuals. 151 or about 14.3% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the FDP
which received 90.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to small right-wing parties (8.6%).
In Oberdorf about 70.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Oberdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.09%. , there were 214 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 77 businesses involved in this sector. 530 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 35 businesses in this sector. 252 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 40 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Municipalities of Switzerland
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in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
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of Nidwalden
Nidwalden
Nidwalden is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population is 40,287 of which 4,046 are foreigners. The capital is Stans.-History:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
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.
History
Oberdorf is first mentioned in 1199 as Obirndorf. In 1275 it was mentioned as Oberndorf.Geography
Oberdorf has an area, , of 16.2 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi). 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
Stans
Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.-History:Stans is one of the oldest settlements in the entire Nidwalden valley. The first traces of human settlement date to the 2nd Century BC...
. It consists of the villages and hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
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.
Demographics
Oberdorf has a population (as of ) 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.there are 1,054 households, of which 587 households (or about 55.7%) contain only one or two individuals. 151 or about 14.3% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
which received 90.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to small right-wing parties (8.6%).
In Oberdorf about 70.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Oberdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.09%. , there were 214 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 77 businesses involved in this sector. 530 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 35 businesses in this sector. 252 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 40 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 971 |
| 1900 | 1,117 |
| 1950 | 1,455 |
| 1960 | 1,501 |
| 1970 | 1,783 |
| 1980 | 2,272 |
| 1990 | 2,663 |
| 2000 | 2,992 |
| 2005 | 2,961 |