Hergiswil

Hergiswil
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Hergiswil
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Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°18′E / 46.967°N 8.300°E / 46.967; 8.300
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Nidwalden
District	n.a.
Area [1]
• Total	17.00 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	5,777
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6052
SFOS number	1507
Surrounded by	Alpnach (OW), Horw (LU), Kriens (LU), Schwarzenberg (LU), Stansstad
Website	www.hergiswil.ch SFSO statistics

Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

It was founded in 1378.

The main sights of Hergiswil are: an old clergy house, the church, the chapel Maria zum guten Rat, old mansion Thumigerhaus, and a glazier's workshop with museum. The workshop was established in 1817. It burned down on one occasion.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.