Buochs

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Buochs

Total population

5,398

Coordinates46.97°, 8.42°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Isabelle Kaiser

Swiss writer (1866–1925)

Peter-Josef Schallberger

Swiss politician (1932-2010)

F

Fredi M. Murer

Swiss filmmaker

Eduard Amstad

Swiss politician (1922-2015)

Eduard Wymann

Swiss priest (1870-1956)

Otto Würsch

Swiss composer (1908-1962)

Alfred Amstad

Swiss mountaineer (1912-1973)

Theodor Amstad

Brazilian catholic priest (1851-1938)

H

Heini Murer

Swiss university teacher

M

Maria Naepflin

Swiss author (1894-1972)

B

Beat Züsli

Swiss politician

Roland Gröbli

M

Marcelle Kellermann

French writer (1919–2015)

B

Bruno Murer

Artist

E

Eduard Christen

(1931-2015)

M

Marietta Amstad

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nidwalden

• Ennetbürgen
  0.9 mi away · pop. 4,549
• Oberdorf NW
  2 mi away · pop. 3,081
• Stans
  2.8 mi away · pop. 8,207
• Dallenwil
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,828
• Ennetmoos
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,103
• Hergiswil NW
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,611
• Bo‘zovboy
  2640 mi away
• Mingbuloq
  2643.3 mi away
• Ko‘lquduq
  2654.4 mi away
• Ko‘kayoz
  2666.6 mi away
• Sokin
  2674.9 mi away
• Kokpatas
  2691.4 mi away

Browse all places in Nidwalden →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Seen 2026-10-16

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-16

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-10-15

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-15

The White-Point

Mythimna albipuncta

Seen 2026-10-15

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Seen 2026-10-15

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Seen 2026-10-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers