Municipalities of the canton of Uri
There are 20 municipalities in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland.

In general, municipalities (German: Politische Gemeinden) in Switzerland are grouped in districts (German: Bezirke), but Uri has no districts.
Mergers of municipalities
The 20 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 20 municipalities from the constitution, thus allowing municipalities' mergers without the need of a cantonal referendum.[2] The mucicipalities of Seedorf and Bauen were the first that voluntarily decided to merge.[3] The merger is to take place on 1 January 2021, provided it would be approved by the population of both municipalities in a referendum that will be held in Autumn 2019.[4]
List of the municipalities
Coat of arms' | Municipality' | Population (31 December 2018)[5] |
Area in km2 |
Inhabitants/ km2 |
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Altdorf | 9,401 | 10.23 | 919 |
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Andermatt | 1,390 | 62.2 | 22 |
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Attinghausen | 1,725 | 46.83 | 37 |
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Bauen | 165 | 3.78 | 44 |
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Bürglen | 3,977 | 53.14 | 75 |
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Erstfeld | 3,788 | 59.2 | 64 |
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Flüelen | 1,972 | 12.42 | 159 |
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Göschenen | 448 | 10.431 | 43 |
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Gurtnellen | 540 | 83.35 | 6 |
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Hospental | 186 | 35.0 | 5 |
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Isenthal | 483 | 60.99 | 8 |
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Realp | 153 | 78.04 | 2 |
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Schattdorf | 5,424 | 16.31 | 333 |
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Seedorf | 1,858 | 15.64 | 119 |
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Seelisberg | 661 | 13.34 | 50 |
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Silenen | 1,949 | 144.78 | 13 |
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Sisikon | 369 | 16.29 | 23 |
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Spiringen | 849 | 64.73 | 13 |
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Unterschächen | 697 | 80.33 | 9 |
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Wassen | 398 | 96.89 | 4 |
See also
References
- "Gemeindestrukturreform im Kanton Uri" (PDF) (in German). Bern: University of Bern. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Kein Geld für Gemeindefusionen im Kanton Uri". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- 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.
- Arnold, Bruno (9 April 2019). "Urner Landrat stellt Weichen für Zukunft von Gemeindefusionen". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
External links
- Municipalities of the Canton of Uri (in German)