Stans
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Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
Stans
Arnold von Winkelried memorial in Stans; by Ferdinand Schlöth
The village square (Dorfplatz) was rebuilt following the destruction of the 1713 fire.
Pestalozzi with the orphans of Stans
Cantons of Switzerland
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The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Waldstätte. Two important periods in the development of the Old Swiss Confederacy are summarized by the terms Acht Orte and Dreizehn Orte.
The 22 cantonal coats of arms (all but Jura, with the half-cantons represented jointly) in stained glass set in the dome of the Federal Palace of Switzerland (c. 1900)
Caricature of the division of Basel, 1833