Länderpark

Länderpark is a shopping centre in the municipality of Stans in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden, known regionally by the affectionate nickname 'Länzgi'. It first opened on 26 September 1980 and is owned and operated by the Genossenschaft Migros Luzern (Migros Lucerne Cooperative), the regional cooperative of the Swiss Migros retail group. The centre is anchored by a Migros supermarket and a Migros Do it + Garden store, and it hosts more than 50 shops across three sales levels. Between 2008 and 2010 the centre was completely rebuilt and expanded, growing its sales area from 10,360 m² to 19,500 m², of which the Migros store itself expanded from 7,700 m² to 8,700 m². The investment cost was approximately 170 million Swiss francs. The rebuilt centre was designed to the Minergie energy-efficiency standard and includes a large rooftop photovoltaic installation operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN), with around 3,150 solar modules on 4,200 m² producing over 500,000 kWh per year; the installation was recognised with a diploma at the Swiss Solar Agency's Solar Prize ceremony in Geneva in October 2011. Länderpark positions itself as a comfortable, family-friendly shopping destination. Its services include a supervised children's play area called 'Zauberwald' (magic forest), long opening hours, a bus stop directly in front of the centre, charging stations for cars and bicycles, package shipping and pickup, recycling facilities, free Wi-Fi, mobile-phone charging lockers, cash machines, a lost-and-found office, and full barrier-free access. The centre is located in the Stans Niederdorf area directly at a motorway junction of the A2, with a PostBus stop and a dedicated western access road built in 2010. In 2012 the centre reported turnover of 163.2 million Swiss francs and employed around 520 people. Länderpark remains an active regional shopping centre and a notable example of a Migros-anchored Swiss shopping mall.

Länderpark opened on 26 September 1980 in the Stans Niederdorf area of Nidwalden, Switzerland, as a Migros-anchored shopping centre. It quickly became a regional retail landmark, known locally as 'Länzgi'. Expansion planning began in 1996 with the first studies, and the first zoning plan (Bebauungsplan) was submitted at the end of 2001. In May 2003 the VCS (Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz, the Swiss transport association) filed an objection against the zoning plan. The objection was rejected at the municipal assembly on 26 November 2003, and the zoning plan was approved in a ballot vote in February 2004. The VCS then appealed to the cantonal government (Regierungsrat). At the end of 2004 the Regierungsrat approved the zoning plan with minor adjustments, and the Genossenschaft Migros Luzern purchased the access plots. The VCS filed another appeal with the administrative court. In early 2007 the objection was rejected by the Federal Supreme Court, and the building permit for the new Länderpark was finally granted in 2008. The complete rebuild and expansion took place from 2008 to 2010. The sales area grew from 10,360 m² to 19,500 m², with the Migros store expanding from 7,700 m² to 8,700 m². Investment costs were approximately 170 million Swiss francs. The new centre was built to the Minergie energy standard and includes a rooftop photovoltaic system with around 3,150 modules on 4,200 m², generating over 500,000 kWh per year, operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN) at a cost of 3 million francs. In October 2011 the photovoltaic installation received a diploma at the Solar Prize ceremony of the Solar Agency Switzerland in Geneva; it is one of the largest installations in Central Switzerland and among the five largest realised in Switzerland in 2010. A new western access road was built in 2010 from the roundabout at the A2 motorway junction directly to the car park entrance and back, designed to also accommodate future traffic from a planned Stans West bypass. A PostBus stop was created for public transport access. In 2012 the centre reported turnover of 163.2 million Swiss francs. It has 53 shops on three levels and employs around 520 people. The centre continues to operate as a Migros-owned regional shopping destination with a strong service orientation, including the Zauberwald children's play area, recycling facilities, and barrier-free design.

• 2012

  Centre reports turnover of 163.2 million Swiss francs.

• 2011

  Rooftop photovoltaic installation receives a diploma at the Solar Prize ceremony in Geneva in October.

• 2010

  Rebuild completed; sales area expanded to 19,500 m²; new western access road built.

• 2008

  Building permit granted; full rebuild and expansion begins.

• 2007

  Federal Supreme Court rejects the objection in early 2007.

• 2004

  Zoning plan approved in February ballot; Regierungsrat approves with minor adjustments at year-end; Migros Luzern buys access plots.

• 2003

  VCS files objection in May; rejected at municipal assembly on 26 November.

• 2001

  First zoning plan (Bebauungsplan) submitted at the end of the year.

• 1996

  First expansion studies are prepared.

• 1980

  Länderpark opens on 26 September in Stans, Nidwalden.

Family-friendly, comfortable regional shopping centre with long opening hours, extensive services and barrier-free access, anchored by Migros.

• Migros supermarket

• Migros Do it + Garden

• Zauberwald children's play area

• 53 shops across three levels

1. 1Länderpark Shopping in Stans | Einkaufscenter Länderpark Stanslaenderpark.ch
2. 2Services | Einkaufscenter Länderpark Stanslaenderpark.ch
3. 3Recycling | Einkaufscenter Länderpark Stanslaenderpark.ch
4. 4Infrastruktur | Einkaufscenter Länderpark Stanslaenderpark.ch
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6. 6Landerpark – Wikidatawikidata.org