Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is first mentioned about 1160 as Empnoten. Emmetten ha…Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is first mentioned about 1160 as Empnoten. Emmetten has an area, as of 2006, of 25 square kilometers. Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.