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Beckenried
Coat of arms of Beckenried
Coat of arms
Country Switzerland
Canton Nidwalden
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 24.22 km2 (9.35 sq mi)
Elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (Dec 2015 )
 • Total 3,544
 • Density 146.33/km2 (378.98/sq mi)
Postal code 6375
Surrounded by Buochs, Emmetten, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Isenthal (UR), Oberdorf, Wolfenschiessen

Beckenried is a municipality of the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

The main sights of Beckenried are: the church St. Heinrich and its cemetery chapel, the Ridli chapel, the chapel St. Anna, the Klewen chapel, fun fair (Älplerkilbi), and the St. Nikolas market.

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Coat of arms of the Canton of Nidwalden

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  • 6681 - Rigi - Beckenried viewed from near Rigi Staffelhöhe

    Beckenried from across the lake

  • Beckenried IMG 0237-2014

    Beckenried waterfront in early November

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