Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5300 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Hergiswil is 1700 hectares. There are 460 local businesses which employ 2400 people. 4% of these are in the agricultural sector, 21% in trade and industry, 74% in services. The main sights of Hergiswil are: an old clergy house, the church, the chapel Maria zum guten Rat, old mansion Thumigerhaus, and a glazier's workshop with museum. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.