Realp

Geschichte

Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.HistoryRealp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.GeographyRealp has an area, of 78km2. 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)., 0.2% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 40.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.1% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 43.3% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.DemographicsRealp has a population 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).