Municipalities of the canton of Uri

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There are 19 municipalities in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland.

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Municipalities in the canton of Uri (2021)

Mergers of municipalities

The 19 municipalities of the Canton of Uri were mentioned in the cantonal constitution and any merger had to be approved by a cantonal referendum that would change the constitution accordingly. [1] A referendum in 2013 approved with 57%, the removal of the names of the 19 municipalities from the constitution, thus allowing municipalities' mergers without the need of a cantonal referendum. [2] The municipalities of Seedorf and Bauen were the first that voluntarily decided to merge. [3] The merger took place on 1 January 2021, after approval by the population of both municipalities in a referendum in October 2019; the population of both Seedorf and Bauen voted in favor of the merger with 80% and 69% respectively [4]

List of the municipalities

Coat of armsFlagMunicipalityPopulation
(31 December 2020) [5]
Area
in km2
Inhabitants/
km2
Altdorf-coat of arms.svg CHE Altdorf Flag.svg Altdorf 9,56510.23935
Andermatt-coat of arms.svg CHE Andermatt Flag.svg Andermatt 1,52762.225
Attinghausen-coat of arms.svg CHE Attinghausen Flag.svg Attinghausen 1,74746.8337
Wappen Burglen UR.svg CHE Burglen UR Flag.svg Bürglen 3,93053.1474
CHE Erstfeld COA.svg CHE Erstfeld Flag.svg Erstfeld 3,86159.265
Fluelen-coat of arms.svg CHE Fluelen Flag.svg Flüelen 2,02512.42163
Goschenen-coat of arms.svg CHE Goschenen Flag.svg Göschenen 42810.43141
Gurtnellen Wappen.svg CHE Gurtnellen Flag.svg Gurtnellen 51283.356
Wappen Hospental.svg CHE Hospental Flag.svg Hospental 18235.05
Isenthal-coat of arms.svg CHE Isenthal Flag.svg Isenthal 47660.998
Realp-coat of arms.svg CHE Realp Flag.svg Realp 14278.042
Wappen Schattdorf.svg CHE Schattdorf Flag.svg Schattdorf 5,40816.31332
CHE Seedorf UR COA.svg CHE Seedorf UR Flag.svg Seedorf 1,87619.4297
Wappen Seelisberg UR.svg CHE Seelisberg Flag.svg Seelisberg 68813.3452
Wappen Silenen.svg CHE Silenen Flag.svg Silenen 1,951144.7813
Sisikon-coat of arms.svg CHE Sisikon Flag.svg Sisikon 38316.2924
CHE Spiringen COA.svg CHE Spiringen Flag.svg Spiringen 84264.7313
CHE Unterschaechen COA.svg CHE Unterschachen Flag.svg Unterschächen 69580.339
Wappen Wassen.svg CHE Wassen Flag.svg Wassen 41296.894

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References

  1. "Gemeindestrukturreform im Kanton Uri" (PDF) (in German). Bern: University of Bern. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "Kein Geld für Gemeindefusionen im Kanton Uri". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. Arnold, Bruno (10 April 2019). "Urner Landrat spricht 450'000 Franken für Gemeindefusion von Seedorf und Bauen" (in German). St. Galler Tagblatt . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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