Realp
View of Realp from above
Country Switzerland Canton Uri District n.a. 46°35′N 8°30′E / 46.583°N 8.5°E / 46.583; 8.5Coordinates: 46°35′N 8°30′E / 46.583°N 8.5°E / 46.583; 8.5
Population	153 (December 2007[update])
- Density	2 /km2 (5 /sq mi)
Area	77.97 km2 (30.10 sq mi)
Elevation	1,538 m (5,046 ft)
Postal code	6491
SFOS number	1212
Surrounded by	Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS)
Website	www.realp.ch SFSO statistics
Realp

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

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Realp has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 78 square kilometers (30.1 sq mi). 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).^[2] In the 1993/94 land survey^[update], 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 vegatation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land.^[3]

The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.

[edit] Demographics

Realp has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 153, of which 7.8% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22.7%. All of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German.^[2] As of 2007^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.^[4]

In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 96.2% of the vote.^[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. 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).^[2]

Realp has an unemployment rate of 0.74%. As of 2005^[update], there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 63 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.^[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[1][5]

year	population
1799	170
1850	203
1900	208
1980	308
2000	146
2005	161
2007	153

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Realp

[edit] External links

• Realp in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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