Bürglen UR

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Bürglen UR

Total population

3,980

Coordinates46.88°, 8.66°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Franz Steinegger

Swiss politician

Heinrich Max Imhof

Swiss sculptor (1795-1869)

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Karl Lüönd

Swiss journalist

F

Franz Arnold

Swiss politician (1897-1984)

Gabi Huber

jurist and politician

J

Johannes Vonderach

Swiss priest (1916-1994)

L

Ludwig Walker

Swiss politician (1879-1959)

Alfons Müller-Marzohl

Swiss politician (1923-1997)

Anton Gisler

Swiss theologian (1863-1932)

R

René Gisler

Swiss writer and artist

J

Joel Gisler

Swiss freestyle skier

L

Lisa Elsässer

Swiss author

Jolanda Annen

Swiss triathlete

R

Robert Bütler

(1915-1996)

H

Heinrich Triner

Swiss painter (1796-1873)

Joachim Leonz Eder

(1772-1848)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Uri

• Schattdorf
  1 mi away · pop. 5,058
• Altdorf UR
  1.1 mi away · pop. 10,459
• Attinghausen
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,606
• Seedorf UR
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,816
• Flüelen
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,959
• Spiringen
  3 mi away · pop. 881
• Erstfeld
  3.8 mi away · pop. 3,786
• Isleten
  4.4 mi away
• Unterschächen
  5.1 mi away · pop. 704
• Isenthal
  5.4 mi away · pop. 514
• Sisikon
  5.5 mi away · pop. 397
• Bauen
  5.7 mi away · pop. 164

Browse all places in Uri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Copse Snail

Arianta arbustorum

Seen 2026-09-26

Fringe-flowered Gentian

Gentianopsis ciliata

Seen 2026-09-26

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-25

silver fir

Abies alba

Seen 2026-09-24

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Tree Lungwort

Lobaria pulmonaria

Seen 2026-09-16

willow gentian

Gentiana asclepiadea

Seen 2026-09-15

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Seen 2026-09-15

Brown Clover

Trifolium badium

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).