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11-419: Alpnach is first mentioned about 870 as Alpenacho . Alpnach has an area, as of 2006, of 53.8 square kilometers (20.8 sq mi). Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the heights above two streams,

22-417: A nucleated settlement , which is a group of buildings clustered around a central point. Particular types of linear settlements are linear village , chain village , street village ( Polish : ulicówka ; German : Straßendorf , Lithuanian : gatvinis kaimas , French : village-rue ), and some others. Different countries have varying classifications of linear settlements. Sułoszowa , Poland,

33-411: Is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical restrictions, such as coastlines, mountains, hills or valleys. Linear settlements may have no obvious centre. In the case of settlements built along a route, the route predated the settlement, and then the settlement grew along the transport route. Often, it

44-425: Is notable for its 9 km long, single main street and its thin strips of farm land, inhabited by 6000 people. Linear designs have also been proposed for new city and district development projects, such as Arturo Soria y Mata 's linear city , Michael Graves and Peter Eisenman 's linear city , Madrid 's Ciudad Lineal district, and Saudi Arabia 's The Line . Such designs have been criticized as expressing

55-417: Is only a single street with houses on either side of the road. Mileham , Norfolk, England is an example of this pattern. Later development may add side turnings and districts away from the original main street. Places such as Southport , England developed in this way. A linear settlement is in contrast with ribbon development , which is the outward spread of an existing town along a main street , and with

66-692: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (33.6%), the Other (23.2%) and the SPS (9%). In Alpnach about 67.2% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Alpnach has an unemployment rate of 1.55%. As of 2005, there were 228 people employed in

77-648: The primary economic sector and about 91 businesses involved in this sector. 839 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 81 businesses in this sector. 952 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 144 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: Alpnach is served by Alpnach Dorf station and Alpnachstad station on the Brünig line , an inter-regional narrow-gauge railway from Interlaken to Lucerne . The half-hourly Lucerne S-Bahn S5 service between Giswil and Lucerne stops at both stations, whilst

88-456: The Large and Small Schliere. During the mid-19th century the village became a linear village . While in the 20th century, it expanded into a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square). It consists of the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. Alpnach has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 6,109. As of 2007, 13.2% of

99-477: The hourly InterRegio train between Interlaken and Lucerne normally stops only at Alpnach Dorf station. Alpnachstad is also served by Lake Lucerne shipping services of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV), providing an alternative connection to Lucerne and other lakeside communities. Alpnachstad PB railway station , located across the street from Alpnachstad station, is

110-459: The population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (89.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.8%). As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. As of 2000 there are 1,828 households in Alpnach. In

121-677: The terminus of the Pilatus Railway to the summit of Mount Pilatus . Alpnach is also home to the Alpnach Air Base of the Swiss Air Force . The main sights of Alpnach include the world's steepest rack railway to the mountain Pilatus , a Roman mansion, and a hand-operated print shop. Linear village A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that

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