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27-620: Other anglicised forms of the name include Holdeman, Holdiman, Holderman and others. The forms Haldemann and Haldimann are still predominantly found in German-speaking Switzerland . Horben, between Eggiwil and Signau , is the ancestral home of the family. In 1444, a Hänsli Haldemann is documented there, from 1597 (until 1917) the Horben estate belonged to the Haldemann family. The family name then became established in

54-583: A 10-year-old girl has been found in Stans. Based on these finds, it appears that the Nidwalden region has been settled since the 1st millennium BC. During the Roman Empire Ob and Nidwalden were inhabited by a Gallo-Roman or Celtic population. While there are few artifacts from the population, many names of the towns, rivers and mountains have either Celtic or Gallo-Roman roots. By the 8th century

81-530: Is Stans . The population of the canton (as of 31 December 2020) is 43,520. As of 2007 , the population included 4,046 foreigners, or about 10% of the total population. By gender, the canton is nearly evenly split with 50.9% male and 49.1% female. In 2000, 75.6% of the population identified as Catholic while 11.9% belong to the Swiss Reformed Church . The population density in December 2005

108-470: Is bounded by the Lake Lucerne ( Vierwaldstättersee ), to all other directions by mountain chains ( Urner Alps ). The area of the canton is 276.1 square kilometers (106.6 sq mi) of which about 40% is inhabited or used for farming. Forests occupy about one third of the canton with about one quarter being considered unproductive (mountains or glaciers). The cantonal executive ( Regierungsrat )

135-499: Is composed of seven members. The local parliament has 60 seats. Nidwalden sends only one deputy to the Swiss Council of States . WWF rating: 1.9 ("blocked") The World Wildlife Fund commissioned a study into the energy policies of all Swiss cantons . No canton was given the highest possible rating of 6, and Nidwalden came out with one of the lowest in the country, above only Zug and Schwyz . Six indicators were used for

162-601: 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 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 Uri to

189-432: Is specialized in cattle and dairy farming. The farms are still run by individual families. In recent years, Nidwalden is becoming an increasingly common place to live and work. This is caused by its low taxes, its central location between Zürich and Milan , and its natural environment. Because of its mountainous geography, tourism is important in Nidwalden. The lake and the mountains attract many tourists, both during

216-426: Is the sole official language in 17 Swiss cantons ( Aargau , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Appenzell Innerrhoden , Basel-Stadt , Basel-Landschaft , Glarus , Lucerne , Nidwalden , Obwalden , Schaffhausen , Schwyz , Solothurn , St. Gallen , Thurgau , Uri , Zug , and Zurich ). French and German are co-official in 3 cantons ( Bern , Fribourg , and Valais ). In the trilingual canton of Graubünden , more than half

243-548: The Alemanni entered the valleys of present-day Nidwalden and intermingled. At this time a Roman Catholic church was built in Stans, most likely founded by an Alemanni noble family. The church in Stans would remain until the 10th century when it was replaced by a church in Buochs . Initially the land was owned by a number of noble families and abbeys . But by the late 13th century the major powers in Nidwalden had shrunk to three:

270-463: The Jura Mountains of Neuchâtel in the 18th century and became citizens of Valanginm , Le Locle and Les Brenets . It is almost impossible to reconstruct a continuous genealogy of the family because of: the frequent repetition of the same forenames, such as Peter, Hans, Ulrich, Christian, used by the various branches of the family over many generations; the gaps in the church records; and

297-687: The Pact of Brunnen of 1315 with Uri and Schwyz. The division of Unterwalden into two separate territories, Obwalden and Nidwalden, appears to develop over the course of the 14th and 15th centuries. The earliest traces of human settlement date to the Neolithic with sites found near Stansstad that are from 4000 to 3100 BC. The same sites, near Stansstad, also contain Late Bronze Age (1400–1100 BC) artifacts, with additional Bronze Age sites near Hergiswil and Ennetmoos. A La Tène (500–100 BC) grave for

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324-773: The Swiss Plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps ). The variety of the German language spoken in Switzerland is called Swiss German which refers to any of the Alemannic dialects and which are divided into Low , High and Highest Alemannic . The only exception within German-speaking Switzerland is the municipality of Samnaun where an Austro-Bavarian dialect is spoken. German

351-707: The 15th and 16th century in the villages and farms of the region ( Langnau , Signau, Grosshöchstetten , and Eggiwil). Some older sources says that the Haldemann came from Winterthur in 1374 or 1397, but today this is in doubt. In 1538 and 1670/71 the name appeared in Anabaptist records in Eggiwil in Emmental, Canton of Bern . Those of Signau, Bowil and Mullen later called themselves Haldimann. Those who emigrated to Yverdon in 1694 called themselves Haldimand (i.e. Frederick Haldimand ). Some from Walkringen went to

378-674: The English Welsh (see Walha ). In Germany Welsch and Welschland refer to Italy; there, the term is antiquated, rarely used, and somewhat disparaging. By the Middle Ages , a marked difference had developed between the rural cantons of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the city cantons, divided by views about trade and commerce. After the Reformation , all cantons were either Catholic or Protestant, and

405-546: The Habsburgs , Murbach Abbey and Engelberg Abbey . In 1291 Rudolph of Habsburg bought Obwalden from Murbach Abbey. In response the people of Nidwalden ( Obwalden joined shortly before the document was signed, the two-halves forming Unterwalden ) joined Uri and Schwyz to form an alliance which is considered the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy . At the time there was no state, but towards

432-671: The assessment, namely cantonal goals, energy efficiency requirements, renewable energy regulations, financial subsidies, energy planning of the individual municipalities, and the Gebäudeenergieausweis . The highest rating can only be given to cantons which are on their way to meeting the requirements of the Paris Agreement in each area. There are eleven municipalities: Beckenried , Buochs , Dallenwil , Emmetten , Ennetbürgen , Ennetmoos , Hergiswil , Oberdorf , Stans , Stansstad and Wolfenschiessen . The capital

459-664: The canton of Ticino ). Under the Helvetic Republic imposed in 1798 by French Revolutionary troops, Switzerland became a united country. The ideas of the French Revolution were not popular in some parts of the Swiss nation including Nidwalden. The cantons were accustomed to self-government and many resented the limits on the freedom of worship in particular. When rebel forces threatened the Republic, Nidwalden

486-489: The denominational influences on culture added to the differences. Even today, where all cantons are somewhat denominationally mixed, the different historical denominations can be seen in the mountain villages, where Roman Catholic Central Switzerland abounds with chapels and statues of saints, and the farm houses in the very similar landscape of the Protestant Bernese Oberland show Bible verses carved on

513-550: The east and the canton of Bern to the south. The canton is essentially in the Alps , south of Lake Lucerne . It is one of the smallest cantons, the population is 40,287 (in 2007). The largest town is Stans , followed by Hergiswil and Buochs . Together with Obwalden, Nidwalden was part of the forest canton of Unterwalden , one of the three participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy , named in

540-406: The end of the 14th century early forms of government were established. This included institutionalized assemblies and courts. In the 14th and 15th century the people of Nidwalden joined the people of Obwalden to discuss important matters, but the two cantons were never really one. For example, Obwalden did not participate in the annexation of Bellinzona , Riviera and Blenio areas (today located in

567-441: The fact that the area in which they lived was an Anabaptist centre at the time of the Reformation (Anabaptist marriages and deaths are not recorded in the church books). Notable people with the surname Haldemann, Haldimann or Haldimand include: In 1727 three Mennonite brothers (Niklaus, Hans and Michael Haldimann), their wives and children left the canton of Bern and emigrated to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania . The forms of

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594-467: The housefronts, instead. This article about Germanic languages is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Switzerland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nidwalden Nidwalden or Nidwald ( German : Kanton Nidwalden [ˈniːdˌvaldn̩] ; Romansh : Chantun Sutsilvania ; French : Canton de Nidwald [ni.dwal] ; Italian : Canton Nidvaldo )

621-574: The middle of the 19th century onwards, trade, industry and tourism gained momentum. Nevertheless, until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture dominated the canton. Today a great number of small and middle-sized businesses dominate the economy. The largest employer is the airplane constructor Pilatus . The small and middle-sized businesses work in a wide range of areas. Many specialize in machine construction, medical equipment, international trade, optics and electronics. Traditional areas such as forestry and agriculture are still of importance. Agriculture

648-668: The name ending in -man are not seldom among Americans of originally Swiss German and later Pennsylvania German Mennonite origin of the paternal lineage . Notable people from anchorages that emigrated to the US with the surname Haldeman include: German-speaking Switzerland The German-speaking part of Switzerland ( German : Deutschschweiz [ˈdɔʏtʃ.ʃvaɪts] ; French : Suisse alémanique ; Italian : Svizzera tedesca ; Romansh : Svizra tudestga ) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of

675-563: The population speaks German, while most of the rest speak one of the other official languages, Romansh and Italian . While the French-speaking Swiss prefer to call themselves Romands and their part of the country la Romandie , the German-speaking Swiss used to refer to (and, colloquially, still do) the French-speaking Swiss as "Welsche", and to their area as Welschland , which has the same etymology as

702-422: Was 144.3 persons per km . Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (92.5%) with a small minority speaking Italian (1.4%) or Serbo-Croatian (1.2%). The historical population is given in the following table: Up to the 20th century Nidwalden was dominated by agriculture. Cattle and cheese were exported mainly to northern Italy . Around 1500, many people in Nidwalden worked as mercenary soldiers. From

729-401: Was attacked by French troops on 9 September 1798. The canton's infrastructure was badly damaged and at least 400 people were killed. After the end of Napoleonic rule in 1814, most of the changes were reverted. Only in 1877 did Nidwalden introduce a new constitution. The open assembly ( Landsgemeinde ) was abolished in 1997. Nidwalden is located in the centre of Switzerland. To the north it

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