Ennetmoos

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

Ennetmoos
Coat of arms
Location of Ennetmoos
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Coordinates: 46°57′N 8°20′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Nidwalden
District	n.a.
Area [1]
• Total	14.95 km^2 (5.77 sq mi)
Elevation	521 m (1,709 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,193
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Postal code	6372
SFOS number	1506
Surrounded by	Alpnach (OW), Dallenwil, Kerns (OW), Stans, Stansstad
Website	www.ennetmoos.ch SFSO statistics

History

Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as Ennetmooss.[3]

The dragon in the municipality's coat of arms is inspired by the legend of Strut von Winkelried, as the home castle of the Winkelrieds of the 13th century has been placed in the municipality's territory.

Geography

Aerial view from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Ennetmoos has an area, as of 2006, of 14.1 square kilometers (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

It consists of the village of Ennetmoos and the hamlets of St. Jakob, Rohren, Allweg/Grueb and Rotzloch.

Demographics

Ennetmoos has a population (as of 31 December 2018) of 2,193.[5] As of 2007, 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).[4] As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

As of 2000 there are 671 households, of which 364 households (or about 54.2%) contain only one or two individuals. 92 or about 13.7% are large households, with at least five members.[7]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 90% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.3%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ennetmoos about 72% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Ennetmoos has an unemployment rate of 0.85%. As of 2005, there were 182 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 63 businesses involved in this sector. 376 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 134 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 33 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year	population
1850	712
1880	689
1888	763
1900	699
1950	849
1980	1,347
1990	1,763
2000	1,915
2005	1,953

Sights

The main sights of Ennetmoos are: the church St. Jakob, the chapel St. Leonhard in Rohren, the chapel St. Magnus in Allweg, a monument (Überfalldenkmal) in Allweg, ruins at Rotzberg, the Stanserhorn mountain and resort, and the pilgrimage route St. Jakobsweg.

References

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.
3. Ennetmoos in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 04-Sep-2009
5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
6. Nidwalden Statistical Office-Population (in German) accessed 4 September 2009
7. Nidwalden Statistical Office-Municipalities (in German) accessed 4 September 2009