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Nidwalden
This little canton, founding member of the Swiss Confederation (along with Uri and Schwytz) is located in the central Switzerland. The official language is German. It has 43 000 inhabitants and 11 municipalities. The main town: Stans. Highly popular among tourists, this canton offers them beautiful mountain massifs (the mountain Rotstöckli reaching 2 901 m). Its economy of Nidwald is dominated by numerous SMEs active in the field of aviation industry, mechanical engineering, medical technologies and international commerce. Despite its small size, the canton of Nidwald conceals many residential treasures. Find out where they are!