The Schächental ( Schächen Valley ) is an alpine valley of Uri , Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen . The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km.
15-732: Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen (525 m), Spiringen (923 m) and Unterschächen (995 m). The valley terminates in the Klausenpass (1948 m), which connects to the Urner Boden , leading towards Glarus . A side valley, the Brunnital branches to the south of Unterschächen, extending for some 4 km. It terminates abruptly, in the steep northern slope of the Gross Windgällen . Upon leaving
30-617: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Spiringen Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland . The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass . The western area includes the village of Spiringen in the Schächen Valley , whilst the eastern area includes the Urner Boden alp above Linthal and
45-568: Is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP). The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva)
60-466: Is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 32.6% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.0% is other unproductive land. Spiringen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 842. As of 2007 , 0.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (99.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.2%) and Sd being third (gdsD%). As of 2007
75-1021: The Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats. 59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola )
90-505: The canton of Glarus . Spiringen has an area, as of 2006 , of 64.7 km (25.0 sq mi). This area is split into two parts, with the slightly smaller part around the village of Spiringen in the valley of the Schächen , which drains westward towards the Reuss and Lake Lucerne . This part is surrounded by the municipalities of Bürglen and Schattdorf to the north and west, and
105-415: The canton of Schwyz , and on its south and east by the municipality of Glarus Süd in the canton of Glarus . Of the total area of the municipality, 37.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (43.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey , 11.7% of the total land area
120-476: The primary economic sector and about 88 businesses involved in this sector. 38 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 78 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 19 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly ,
135-615: The Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date. On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for a four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party , at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at
150-582: The expense of the Social Democrats . The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of
165-562: The federal parliament of Switzerland , were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States . The other three members of
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#1732780962599180-499: The gender distribution of the population was 51.8% male and 48.2% female. In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 91.3% of the vote. In Spiringen about 37% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Spiringen has an unemployment rate of 0.34%. As of 2005 , there were 194 people employed in
195-467: The municipality of Unterschächen to the east and south. Some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away, on the eastern side of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass , is the second and larger part of the municipality. This comprises the Urner Boden meadows, and drains eastward into the Linth and Lake Zürich . Besides Unterschächen to its west, this part is surrounded on its north by the municipality of Muotathal in
210-693: The valley, the Schächen flows past Altdorf and joins the Reuss at Attinghausen . The inhabitants of the Schächen valley figure prominently in the formative phase of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the context of the struggle against the Habsburg feudal lords. According to Aegidius Tschudi (1570), William Tell was a native of the Schächen valley. 46°51′50″N 8°45′40″E / 46.864°N 8.761°E / 46.864; 8.761 This Canton of Uri location article
225-405: Was heavily forested, while 3.2% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for farming or pastures, while 8.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 29.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.5% is covered with buildings, and 0.7% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.9%
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