Realp
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Swiss town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Realp |
| image_photo | Realp.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Realp from above |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | Realp-coat of arms.svg |
| canton | Uri |
| iso-code-region | CH-UR |
| district | n.a. |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 6491 |
| municipality_code | 1212 |
| area | 77.97 |
| elevation | 1538 |
| population | |
| website | www.realp.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS) |
| :: |
| subject_name = Realp | image_photo = Realp.jpg | image_caption = View of Realp from above | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Realp-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | canton = Uri | iso-code-region = CH-UR | district = n.a. |coordinates = | postal_code = 6491 | municipality_code = 1212 | area = 77.97 | elevation = 1538|elevation_description= | population = | populationof = | popofyear = | website = www.realp.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS) | twintowns = |}} Realp (archaic : Frialp) is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.
Geography
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Realp has an area, , of 78 km2. Of this area, 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (55.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.
Demographics
Realp has a population (as of ) of . , 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22.7%. All of the population () speaks German. the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 96.2% of the vote.
In Realp about 50% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Realp has an unemployment rate of 0.74%. , there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 63 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1799 | 170 |
| 1850 | 203 |
| 1900 | 208 |
| 1980 | 308 |
| 2000 | 146 |
| 2005 | 161 |
| 2007 | 153 |
| 2008 | 153 |
| 2010 | 144 |
| 2013 | 148 |
| 2014 | 143 |
| :: |
Ski area
Main article: Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun#Realp
Realp has a small T-bar with a beginner run. It is part of the Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun. Nearby there is cross-country skiing, and a biathlon course.
Transport
The municipality is served by two railway stations; Realp, and Realp DFB on the heritage railway.
References
References
- [[:de:Emil Abegg. Abegg, Emil]], ''[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001646202 Die Mundart von Urseren]'' (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 54.
- {{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. 701. Realp
- [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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