Oberdorf NW

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Oberdorf NW

Total population

3,081

Air quality index

29Good

WeatherAvg high 59.2°F

Coordinates46.96°, 8.39°

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

Overview

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.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Johann Melchior Wyrsch

Swiss painter (1732-1798)

Theo Wallimann

Swiss biologist

Christophe Lambert

Swiss footballer

Adalbert Durrer

Swiss politician (1950-2008)

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Peter Risi

Swiss footballer (1950-2010)

R

Reto Zanni

Swiss footballer

D

Dominikus Bucher

Swiss priest (1871-1945)

A

Alois Bucher

Swiss politician (1860-1941)

J

Joseph Maria Christen

Swiss sculptor

M

Melchior Britschgi

Swiss politician (1830-1904)

E

Eduard Achermann

(1928-2004)

M

Martin Wallimann

Swiss lithographer, publisher and politician (1958-2014)

Melchior Wyrsch

Swiss politician (1817-1873)

M

Maria Odermatt

Swiss politician (1867-1950)

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Charles Wyrsch

Swiss artist (1920-2019)

Géraldine Reuteler

Swiss association football player

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

Nearby places in Nidwalden

• Stans
  0.9 mi away · pop. 8,207
• Dallenwil
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,828
• Buochs
  2 mi away · pop. 5,398
• Ennetbürgen
  2.3 mi away · pop. 4,549
• Stansstad
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,381
• Beckenried
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,452
• Bo‘zovboy
  2641.9 mi away
• Mingbuloq
  2645.1 mi away
• Ko‘lquduq
  2656.3 mi away
• Ko‘kayoz
  2668.5 mi away
• Sokin
  2676.8 mi away
• Kokpatas
  2693.2 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

common hazel

Corylus avellana

Seen 2026-10-16

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-10-16

Bulbous Honey Fungus

Armillaria gallica

Seen 2026-10-16

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Seen 2026-10-16

annual fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Seen 2026-10-16

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-16

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Seen 2026-10-16

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-15

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Oberdorf NW, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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