Innerthal
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Innerthal
| municipality_type = municipality
| image_photo = Innerthal 1102.jpg
| imagepath_coa = Innerthal-blazon.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Schwyz
| iso-code-region = CH-SZ
| district = March
|coordinates = {{coord|47|6|N|8|55|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8858
| municipality_code = 1343
| area = 50.22
| elevation = 915|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-SZ|1343}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-SZ}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-SZ}}
| website = www.innerthal.ch
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
| places = Wägitalersee
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= Einsiedeln, Glarus (GL), Muotathal, Näfels (GL), Oberurnen (GL), Schübelbach, Unteriberg, Vorderthal
| twintowns =
|}}
Innerthal is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
History
Geography
Image:Innerthal SZ Kirche 2.jpg
File:ETH-BIB-Innerthal, Fluebrig-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003488.tif (1923)]]
{{as of|2006}} Innerthal has an area of {{convert|50.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 34.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (30.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on Wägitalersee, a reservoir in the upper Wägital.
Demographics
Innerthal has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-SZ}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-SZ|1343}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SZ}} {{as of|2007}}, 2.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (97.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Rhaeto-romance being third ( 0.6%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 02-Sep-2009
{{as of|2000}} the gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Innerthal is; 46 people or 27.5% of the population is between 0 and 19. 44 people or 26.3% are 20 to 39, and 56 people or 33.5% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 15 people or 9.0% are 65 to 74. There are 6 people or 3.6% who are 70 to 79 and no one is over 80.[http://www.sz.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/d25265/d1556/p2298.cfm Canton Schwyz Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609200356/http://www.sz.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/d25265/d1556/p2298.cfm |date=2011-06-09 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 27 August 2009
{{as of|2000}} there are 64 households, of which 13 households (or about 20.3%) contain only a single individual. 5 or about 7.8% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 54.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.3%), the FDP (13.8%) and the SPS (2.5%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Innerthal about 44.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Innerthal has an unemployment rate of 0%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 156 or 93.4% are Roman Catholic, while 8 or 4.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are less than 5 individuals who belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and less than 5 individuals did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|718|Innerthal}}
| class="wikitable" |
| year
! population |
|---|
| 1850
| 302 |
| 1900
| 363 |
| 1930
| (na |
| 1950
| 210 |
| 1990
| 151 |
| 2000
| 167 |
Weather
Innerthal has an average of 170.8 days of rain per year and on average receives {{convert|2246|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Innerthal receives an average of {{convert|284|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 17.1 days. The driest month of the year is October with an average of {{convert|131|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation over 17.1 days.{{cite web|url=http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html |title=Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990 |accessdate=8 May 2009 |publisher=Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss |language=German, French, Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627163841/http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html |archivedate=27 June 2009 }}, the weather station elevation is 908 meters above sea level.
References
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External links
- {{HDS|718|Innerthal}}
{{Municipalities of the district of March}}
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