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Isenthal
Urivillage
Isenthal
Total population
514
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Isenthal is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Uri
- Isleten1.7 mi away
- Bauen1.9 mi away · pop. 164
- Flüelen3 mi away · pop. 1,959
- Seedorf UR3 mi away · pop. 1,816
- Sisikon3.9 mi away · pop. 397
- Altdorf UR4.2 mi away · pop. 10,459
- Attinghausen4.6 mi away · pop. 1,606
- Seelisberg4.8 mi away · pop. 679
- Schattdorf5.3 mi away · pop. 5,058
- Bürglen UR5.4 mi away · pop. 3,980
- Erstfeld7.4 mi away · pop. 3,786
- Spiringen8.2 mi away · pop. 881
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Isenthal
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Recent natural events nearby
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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