The beauty of Lake Lucerne leads to shutter finger fatigue. Here are more of the hundreds of images I took of this magnificent lake on the way to our farewell dinner in Stansstad.

Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi). Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 80 ha (200 acres) or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 15 ha (37 acres) over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 1 ha (2.5 acres) and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 10 ha (25 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards and 307 ha (760 acres) is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 24 ha (59 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 9 ha (22 acres) in the municipality.

Stansstad is a high-income community. The municipality is part of the regional center of Stans. As of 2014, there were a total of 2,163 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 74 people worked in 26 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 525 workers in 63 separate businesses. A minority (26.1%) of the secondary sector employees worked in very small businesses.

Stansstad is served by Stansstad station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, on which the Lucerne S-Bahn S4 service provides two trains per hour. The village is also served by post bus services, including services to Bürgenstock, Stans and Büren, and by shipping services of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees on Lake Lucerne.

The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (Schnitzturm), and the chapel Marie Linden in Kehrsiten. The prehistoric lakeside settlement at Kehrsiten and the Teller/Palisaden and Schnitzturm, all part of the medieval fortifications are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The prehistoric settlement is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansstad

For historical narratives and additional images of Lucerne, please see my previous posts:

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712513-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712232-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-711865-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712706-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713045-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713249-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713446-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713792-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714028-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714228-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714602-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714820-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-715054-1.html

The last 3 links are from the start of the cruise. I hope you enjoy these!
Mark

The beauty of Lake Lucerne leads to shutter finger fatigue. Here are more of the hundreds of images I took of this magnificent lake on the way to our farewell dinner in Stansstad.

Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi). Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 80 ha (200 acres) or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 15 ha (37 acres) over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 1 ha (2.5 acres) and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 10 ha (25 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards and 307 ha (760 acres) is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 24 ha (59 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 9 ha (22 acres) in the municipality.

Stansstad is a high-income community. The municipality is part of the regional center of Stans. As of 2014, there were a total of 2,163 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 74 people worked in 26 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 525 workers in 63 separate businesses. A minority (26.1%) of the secondary sector employees worked in very small businesses.

Stansstad is served by Stansstad station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, on which the Lucerne S-Bahn S4 service provides two trains per hour. The village is also served by post bus services, including services to Bürgenstock, Stans and Büren, and by shipping services of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees on Lake Lucerne.

The main sights of Stansstad are a museum of the fortifications, a tower (Schnitzturm), and the chapel Marie Linden in Kehrsiten. The prehistoric lakeside settlement at Kehrsiten and the Teller/Palisaden and Schnitzturm, all part of the medieval fortifications are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The prehistoric settlement is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stansstad

For historical narratives and additional images of Lucerne, please see my previous posts:

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712513-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712232-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-711865-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-712706-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713045-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713249-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713446-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-713792-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714028-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714228-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714602-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-714820-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-715054-1.html

The last 3 links are from the start of the cruise. I hope you enjoy these!
Mark