Nidwalden
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Canton of Nidwalden or Nidwald is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is tradit
Bannalpsee
Peak of the Stanserhorn showing the restaurant and cable car
Obwalden
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Canton of Obwalden or Obwald is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen. It is traditio
Nidwalden
…eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Obwalden. Nidwalden lies in Central Switzerland. It borders the canton of Obwalden to the west, the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz to the north, the canton of…
Engelberg Abbey was a major power and controlled the parishes in Obwalden
Battle of Morgarten from the Tschachtlanchronik of 1470
The Amstalden Affair. The picture shows in the back, under the tree, Peter Amstalden in a conspiratorial meeting to rebel against Lucerne with the support of Obwalden.
Mt. Titlis Glacier