Sisikon

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Sisikon

Total population

397

Elevation453 m

Land area16.46 km²

Coordinates46.95°, 8.62°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sisikon is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is situated on the shore of Lake Lucerne.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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)

Alberich Zwyssig

Cistercian monk, composer of the Swiss national anthem (1808-1854)

K

Karl Lüönd

Swiss journalist

F

Franz Arnold

Swiss politician (1897-1984)

H

Hans Mötteli

Swiss economist (1897-1962)

Otto Würsch

Swiss composer (1908-1962)

Alfons Müller-Marzohl

Swiss politician (1923-1997)

Anton Gisler

Swiss theologian (1863-1932)

Oswald Ziegler

Swiss politician (1933-2014)

J

Joel Gisler

Swiss freestyle skier

L

Lisa Elsässer

Swiss author

R

Robert Bütler

(1915-1996)

H

Heinrich Triner

Swiss painter (1796-1873)

Joachim Leonz Eder

(1772-1848)

Alfred Schaller

Swiss politician (1908-1985)

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

Nearby places in Uri

• Bauen
  2.2 mi away · pop. 164
• Isleten
  2.4 mi away
• Seelisberg
  2.6 mi away · pop. 679
• Flüelen
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,959
• Isenthal
  3.9 mi away · pop. 514
• Altdorf UR
  4.7 mi away · pop. 10,459
• Seedorf UR
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,816
• Bürglen UR
  5.5 mi away · pop. 3,980
• Attinghausen
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,606
• Schattdorf
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,058
• Spiringen
  7.3 mi away · pop. 881
• Erstfeld
  8.9 mi away · pop. 3,786

Browse all places in Uri →

Recently spotted species

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-25

Great Yellow Gentian

Gentiana lutea

Seen 2026-09-24

silver fir

Abies alba

Seen 2026-09-24

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-09-24

willow gentian

Gentiana asclepiadea

Seen 2026-09-23

May Lily

Maianthemum bifolium

Seen 2026-09-23

Gilded Brittlegill

Russula aurea

Seen 2026-09-23

Fringe-flowered Gentian

Gentianopsis ciliata

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Mare's Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

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

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