Oberdorf NW

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Oberdorf NW

Total population

3,081

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).

Notable people from here

Johann Melchior Wyrsch

Swiss painter (1732-1798)

Theo Wallimann

Swiss biologist

Peter-Josef Schallberger

Swiss politician (1932-2010)

Adalbert Durrer

Swiss politician (1950-2008)

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Peter Risi

Swiss footballer (1950-2010)

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Reto Zanni

Swiss footballer

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Dominikus Bucher

Swiss priest (1871-1945)

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Alois Bucher

Swiss politician (1860-1941)

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Joseph Maria Christen

Swiss sculptor

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Melchior Britschgi

Swiss politician (1830-1904)

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Eduard Achermann

(1928-2004)

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Martin Wallimann

Swiss lithographer, publisher and politician (1958-2014)

Melchior Wyrsch

Swiss politician (1817-1873)

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Maria Odermatt

Swiss politician (1867-1950)

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Charles Wyrsch

Swiss artist (1920-2019)

Roland Gröbli

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
• Ennetmoos
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,103
• Stansstad
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,381
• Wolfenschiessen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 2,107
• Hergiswil NW
  4 mi away · pop. 5,611
• Beckenried
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,452
• Emmetten
  6 mi away · pop. 1,363

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

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-05-31

great horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Seen 2026-05-31

Yellow Pimpernel

Lysimachia nemorum

Seen 2026-05-31

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-05-31

bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Seen 2026-05-31

Carthusian Pink

Dianthus carthusianorum

Seen 2026-05-31

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

Seen 2026-05-31

Brown Knapweed

Centaurea jacea

Seen 2026-05-31

marsh horsetail

Equisetum palustre

Seen 2026-05-31

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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