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Ennetbürgen

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Ennetbürgen

Total population

4,549

Elevation435 m
Land area9.32 km²
Coordinates46.99°, 8.41°

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City facts

Elevation
435 m
Area
9.32 km²
Official website
www.ennetbuergen.ch

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Overview

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

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History & geography

History

Ennetbürgen is first mentioned by 1190 as Burgin. In 1799, it became Enet-Bürgen and in 1836, Ennerbürgen. Since 1850, the official name has been Ennetbürgen.

Geography

Ennetbürgen has an area, , of . Of this area, 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located between Lake Lucerne and the foot of the Bürgenberg mountain.

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Geography

Latitude
46.9852
Longitude
8.4128
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Nidwalden

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
144
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Common Merganser
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Seen 2026-10-16
common hazel
common hazel
Corylus avellana
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European holly
European holly
Ilex aquifolium
Seen 2026-10-16
Bulbous Honey Fungus
Bulbous Honey Fungus
Armillaria gallica
Seen 2026-10-16
Spindle
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Seen 2026-10-16
annual fleabane
annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Seen 2026-10-16
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt
Mesotriton alpestris
Seen 2026-10-16
Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Seen 2026-10-16
Northern Chamois
Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
Seen 2026-10-16

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

Events

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
1505
Population (Wikidata)
4,801
Wikidata
Q64310

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771