Realp
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Realp
| image_photo = Realp.jpg
| image_caption = View of Realp from above
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Realp-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Uri
| iso-code-region = CH-UR
| district = n.a.
|coordinates = {{coord|46|35|N|8|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 6491
| municipality_code = 1212
| area = 77.97
| elevation = 1538|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-UR|1212}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-UR}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-UR}}
| website = www.realp.ch
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| neighboring_municipalities= Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS)
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Realp (archaic {{ill|Urnerdeutsch|de}}: Frialp)Abegg, Emil, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001646202 Die Mundart von Urseren] (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 54. is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
Geography
Realp has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|78|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. 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). {{as of|1993|alt=In the 1993/94 land survey}}, 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.[http://www.ur.ch/dateimanager/09.06.10_02_areal92_97_gemeinden.pdf Canton Uri - Ground use statistics] {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 September 2009
The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.
Demographics
Realp has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-UR}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-UR|1212}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-UR}} {{as of|2007}}, 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 ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 09-Sep-2009 {{as of|2007}} the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.[http://www.ur.ch/dateimanager/09.06.09_01_espop_2007.pdf Uri Population statistics] {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 September 2009
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).
Realp has an unemployment rate of 0.74%. {{as of|2005}}, 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.
The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|701|Realp}}[http://www.ur.ch/dateimanager/09.06.25_uri-in-zahlen.pdf Uri in Numbers 2009/10 edition] {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 September 2009
| class="wikitable" |
| year
! population |
|---|
| 1799
| 170 |
| 1850
| 203 |
| 1900
| 208 |
| 1980
| 308 |
| 2000
| 146 |
| 2005
| 161 |
| 2007
| 153 |
| 2008
| 153 |
| 2010
| 144 |
| 2013
| 148 |
| 2014
| 143 |
Ski area
{{Main|Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun#Realp}}
Realp has a small T-bar with a beginner run. It is part of the Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun. Nearby there is cross-country skiing, and a biathlon course.
Transport
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Realp}}
- {{HDS|701|Realp}}
{{Municipalities of the canton of Uri}}
{{Authority control}}