- Emmetten
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Emmetten
municipality_name = Emmetten
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Emmetten-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Nidwalden
iso-code-region = CH-NW
district = n.a.
lat_d=46|lat_m=57|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=31|long_EW=E
postal_code = 6376
municipality_code = 1504
area = 28.63
elevation = 774|elevation_description=
population = 1206|populationof = December 2003 | popofyear = 2003
website = www.emmetten.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Beckenried ,Gersau (SZ),Ingenbohl (SZ),Isenthal (UR),Seelisberg (UR)
twintowns = |Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of
Nidwalden inSwitzerland . It has a population of 1200 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002 ). The area of Emmetten is 28.63 km².There are 100 local businesses which employ 350 people. 25% of these are in the agricultural sector, 18% in trade and industry, 57% in services.
The main sights of Emmetten are: the "St. Anna" chapel in "Schöneck", the church "St. Jakob und St. Theresia", the chapel of the holy cross with frescos of "danse macabre" in "Sagendorf", and the chapel in "Erlen".
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