Municipalities of the canton of Uri
There are 19 municipalities in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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In general, municipalities (German: Politische Gemeinden) in Switzerland are grouped in districts (German: Bezirke), but Uri has no districts.
Mergers of municipalities
[edit]The 19 municipalities of the Canton of Uri were mentioned in the cantonal constitution and any merger had to be approved by a cantonal referendum that would change the constitution accordingly.[1] A referendum in 2013 approved with 57%, the removal of the names of the 19 municipalities from the constitution, thus allowing municipalities' mergers without the need of a cantonal referendum.[2] The municipalities of Seedorf and Bauen were the first that voluntarily decided to merge.[3] The merger took place on 1 January 2021, after approval by the population of both municipalities in a referendum in October 2019; the population of both Seedorf and Bauen voted in favor of the merger with 80% and 69% respectively[4]
List of the municipalities
[edit]| Coat of arms | Flag | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[5] | Area in km2 | Inhabitants/ km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Altdorf | 9,565 | 10.23 | 935 |
 |  | Andermatt | 1,527 | 62.2 | 25 |
 |  | Attinghausen | 1,747 | 46.83 | 37 |
 |  | Bürglen | 3,930 | 53.14 | 74 |
 |  | Erstfeld | 3,861 | 59.2 | 65 |
 |  | Flüelen | 2,025 | 12.42 | 163 |
 |  | Göschenen | 428 | 10.431 | 41 |
 |  | Gurtnellen | 512 | 83.35 | 6 |
 |  | Hospental | 182 | 35.0 | 5 |
 |  | Isenthal | 476 | 60.99 | 8 |
 |  | Realp | 142 | 78.04 | 2 |
 |  | Schattdorf | 5,408 | 16.31 | 332 |
 |  | Seedorf | 1,876 | 19.42 | 97 |
 |  | Seelisberg | 688 | 13.34 | 52 |
 |  | Silenen | 1,951 | 144.78 | 13 |
 |  | Sisikon | 383 | 16.29 | 24 |
 |  | Spiringen | 842 | 64.73 | 13 |
 |  | Unterschächen | 695 | 80.33 | 9 |
 |  | Wassen | 412 | 96.89 | 4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gemeindestrukturreform im Kanton Uri" (PDF) (in German). Bern: University of Bern. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Kein Geld für Gemeindefusionen im Kanton Uri". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Arnold, Bruno (10 April 2019). "Urner Landrat spricht 450'000 Franken für Gemeindefusion von Seedorf und Bauen" (in German). St. Galler Tagblatt. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Seedorf und Bauen stossen auf Fusion an" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 2020-10-20. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Municipalities of the Canton of Uri (in German)