Realp


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

History

Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.

Geography

Realp has an area,, of. 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 and the remainder is non-productive. , 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, 1.1% is unproductive flowing water, 43.3% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.

Demographics

Realp has a population of. , 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 speaks German. the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 96.2% of the vote.
In Realp about 50% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Realp has an unemployment rate of 0.74%. , 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:
yearpopulation
1799170
1850203
1900208
1980308
2000146
2005161
2007153
2008153
2010144
2013148
2014143

Ski area

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.