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Isenthal

Total population

514

Elevation771 m
Land area60.97 km²
Coordinates46.91°, 8.56°

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City facts

Elevation
771 m
Area
60.97 km²
Official website
www.isenthal.ch

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Overview

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

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History & geography

History

Isenthal is first mentioned in 1280 as Yseltal.

Geography

Isenthal has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 28.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 44.0% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by and the agricultural land has decreased by . , 21.4% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 1.4% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.2% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegetation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located at the intersection of the Chlital and the Grosstal. It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements.

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Geography

Latitude
46.9102
Longitude
8.5620
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Notable people from here

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Nearby places in Uri

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
95
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
1211
Population (Wikidata)
459
Wikidata
Q65573

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771