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17-532: The Uri Rotstock is a mountain on the territory of Isenthal , Uri , Switzerland and part of the Uri Alps . In Alan Dean Foster 's 1984 science-fiction novel The I Inside , the great supercomputer known as The Colligatarch, the de facto ruler of the world, is located inside Uri Rotstock. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in the canton of Uri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Isenthal Isenthal

34-486: Is July during which time Isenthal receives an average of 193 mm (7.6 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.4 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 15.5, but with only 182 mm (7.2 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 95 mm (3.7 in) of precipitation over 14.4 days. 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to

51-447: Is first mentioned in 1280 as Yseltal . Isenthal has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 60.97 km (23.54 sq mi). Of this area, about 28.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.1% is forested . Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 44.0% is unproductive land . Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 17 ha (42 acres) and

68-646: The Council of States . The other three members of 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

85-560: The Swiss Federal Assembly , 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

102-597: The primary economic sector . The secondary sector employed 26 workers in 13 separate businesses. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 60 jobs in 18 businesses. In 2013 a total of 1.9% of the population received social assistance. In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the CVP with 53.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.0%), the GPS (17.0%) and other candidates received 1.5%. In

119-407: The 172 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 47.7% were single family homes and 16.9% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 44.8% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 14.0% were built between 1991 and 2000. In 2012 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 1.89. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2014 , was 1.61%. Most of

136-808: The SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of 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

153-401: The agricultural land has decreased by 32 ha (79 acres). In the 1993 land survey , 21.4% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 1.4% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.2% is transportation infrastructure. Of

170-402: The ballot and they received 92.3% of the vote. In Isenthal about 60.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Isenthal has an average of 150.2 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,562 mm (61.5 in) of precipitation . The wettest month

187-543: 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) is the first member of the Green Party to be elected to the Council of States, joined in the second round by Luc Recordon of Vaud. Verena Diener (Zurich), formerly of

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204-509: The federal election, a total of 204 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.5%. The 2015 election saw a large change in the voting when compared to 2011, due to only certain parties running candidates in each election. In 2011 only the SP and the FDP.The Liberals had candidates on the ballot, while in 2015 only the CVP, SVP and GPS ran. In the 2007 federal election only the FDP appeared on

221-482: The last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of -0.95%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 3.8 while the death rate was 5.7 per thousand residents. As of 2013 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 58.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.0%. In 2013 there were 168 private households in Isenthal. Of

238-620: The popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at 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

255-424: The population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (99.3%), with Polish being second most common (0.4%) and French being third (0.2%). As of 2007 the gender distribution of the population was 52.4% male and 47.6% female. The historical population is given in the following table: As of  2012 , there were a total of 215 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 129 people worked in 47 businesses in

272-505: 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 ) 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

289-550: The unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegetation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located at the intersection of the Chlital and the Grosstal. It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements. Isenthal has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 476. As of 2013 , 1.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over

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