Wolfenschiessen
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1511
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’022 parcels in Wolfenschiessen, covering 92.7 km². 65.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’739 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’022
- 8.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 92.7 km²
33.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’739 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65.4%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Wolfenschiessen
Wolfenschiessen ranks 8th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 8.3% of the canton's parcels on 33.3% of its area. The median parcel in Wolfenschiessen measures 1’739 m², larger than the canton median of 859 m². Wolfenschiessen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.4% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (40.3%), Wohnzone 11 (21.8%) and Wald (16.4%). In total, Wolfenschiessen uses 19 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wolfenschiessen has 1’580 buildings with 1’169 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 59.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20.5% of them), and 24.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1981).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 668 (65.4%)Unbuilt: 354 (34.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 412 | 71.36 km² | 70.1% |
| Wohnzone 11 | 223 | 0.15 km² | 93.7% |
| Wald | 168 | 20.31 km² | 32.1% |
| Kernzone 14 | 45 | 0.03 km² | 88.9% |
| Verkehrszone | 37 | 0.04 km² | 2.7% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 30 | 0.19 km² | 13.3% |
| Wohnzone 14 | 22 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Gewässer | 21 | 0.46 km² | 9.5% |
| Gewerbezone 18 | 14 | 0.02 km² | 85.7% |
| Kernzone 16 | 11 | 0.01 km² | 81.8% |
| Kernzone 11a | 9 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Industriezone 20 | 7 | 0.04 km² | 57.1% |
| Other zones (7 labels) | 23 | 0.07 km² | 56.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’580 buildings with 1’169 dwellings here; 225 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’580
- Dwellings
- 1’169
- Single-family houses
- 225
- Building volume
- 1.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Wolfenschiessen
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