Gurtnellen
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Gurtnellen |
| image_photo | SBB Re 6-6 Re 4-4 Gurtnellen.jpg |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | Gurtnellen Wappen.svg |
| canton | Uri |
| iso-code-region | CH-UR |
| district | n.a. |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 6482 |
| municipality_code | 1209 |
| area | 83.35 |
| elevation | 928 |
| population | |
| website | www.gurtnellen.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Andermatt, Erstfeld, Göschenen, Silenen, Tujetsch (GR), Wassen |
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| subject_name = Gurtnellen | image_photo = SBB Re 6-6 Re 4-4 Gurtnellen.jpg | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Gurtnellen Wappen.svg | pixel_coa= | canton = Uri | iso-code-region = CH-UR | district = n.a. |coordinates = | postal_code = 6482 | municipality_code = 1209 | area = 83.35 | elevation = 928|elevation_description= | population = | populationof = | popofyear = | website = www.gurtnellen.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Andermatt, Erstfeld, Göschenen, Silenen, Tujetsch (GR), Wassen | twintowns = |}} Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
Gurtnellen is first mentioned in 1257 as Chuno und die Gurteneller. In 1321 it was mentioned as Gruntellon, and in 1359 as Gurtenellen.
Geography
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/St._Joseph_Kirche_und_Reuss_in_Gurtnellen_Kanton_Uri.jpg" caption="Reuss]] river in Gurtnellen"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/ETH-BIB-Gurtnellen,_Reusstal_v._S._W._aus_1600_m-Inlandflüge-LBS_MH01-006182.tif" caption="Aerial view from 1600 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1931)"] ::
Gurtnellen has an area, , of 83.4 km2. Of this area, 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (61.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located above the Reuss along the Gotthard rail line. It consists of the village sections of Dorf, Wiler, Intschi, Arni as well as part of the area on the left side of the Reuss near Amsteg and Silenen.
Demographics
Gurtnellen has a population (as of ) of . , 4.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -8.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.6%) and French being third ( 0.5%). the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 90.6% of the vote.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Gurtnellen about 43.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Gurtnellen has an unemployment rate of 0.65%. , there were 82 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 38 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 168 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1837 | 615 |
| 1850 | 675 |
| 1880 | 1,541 |
| 1900 | 1,112 |
| 1920 | 1,631 |
| 1950 | 1,132 |
| 1970 | 1,048 |
| 1980 | 813 |
| 1990 | 688 |
| 2000 | 631 |
| 2005 | 640 |
| 2007 | 638 |
| :: |
: Population increase due to construction of the Gotthard rail tunnel. : Population increase due to bridge construction and electrification of the Gotthard rail tunnel.
References
References
- {{as of. 1993. link. (2011-07-07 {{in lang). de accessed 8 September 2009
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 09-Sep-2009
- [http://www.ur.ch/dateimanager/09.06.09_01_espop_2007.pdf Uri Population statistics] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-07 {{in lang). de accessed 8 September 2009
- {{HDS. 698. Gurtnellen
- [http://www.ur.ch/dateimanager/09.06.25_uri-in-zahlen.pdf Uri in Numbers 2009/10 edition] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-07 {{in lang). de accessed 8 September 2009
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