Flüelen

Flüelen from the air ( 2008)

Flüelen ( Italian Fiora ) is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

• 3.1 legislative
• 3.2 executive

• 4.1 traffic

Geography

Flüelen is to the right of the Reuss junction at the southern end of Lake Uri, an arm of Lake Lucerne. The place consists of the districts have grown together Oberndorf, village and Usserdorf.

Only 76 ha or 6 % of the community are built-up area. Of these, 28 ha and 10 ha - building industrial area and 30 hectares traffic area. More extensive is the agricultural area of 273 ha, or a share of 22 %. Among them are Alpine regions, which lie east of the village on the slopes of Eggbergen (municipality Altdorf ). These cover an area of ​​186 ha more 85 ha are meadows and farmland. In addition, more than half of the municipality area, namely 684 ha or 55 % is covered by forest and woodland. Unproductive area includes the rest of the municipality, which means 209 ha or 17%. It is almost exclusively to areas without vegetation ( high mountains) or areas with unproductive vegetation ( high alpine vegetation).

Flüelen bordered on the southwest by Seedorf UR, on the west by Lake Lucerne, on the north by Sisikon, to the east by Schattdorf and south to Altdorf.

Population

Because of its importance as a trade hub at the Gotthard route older population figures are already known. The place grew relatively slowly 1685-1743. This growth accelerated slightly to 1799. Too, in the phase until 1860, the number of residents increased only slowly. An outstanding year was 1880. The population was significantly higher than before due to the presence of construction workers of the Gotthard Railway. Therefore dropped to 1888 once again striking. Then between 1888 and 1920 there was a permanent population increase of 62%, as a result of good transport links ( Axenstrasse and Gotthard Bahn ). This was followed by a decade of stagnation. In the 1930s, a further 37% of the population grew. After a steady growth thrust to 1970 followed by 1990 a small decline in the population. Thus, growth remained in the half-century 1941-1990 modest. Since 1990 began a strengthened and sustained growth until today.

Languages

The population speaks a high- Alemannic dialect. Almost the entire population speaks German as a daily vernacular. At the last census in 2000 gave 94 % German, 2% Italian, and about 2% Albanian as a primary language.

Religions - faiths

The population was formerly full member of the Roman Catholic Church. The confessional relations in 2000 can still recognize the original structure. 1562 people were Catholic ( 87%). There were 6% Evangelical Protestant Christians, Muslims 1.4% and 2.80 % non-religious. 28 people did not respond to their creed.

Origin - Nationality

From the end of 2005 1874 residents were 1692 (90 % ) Swiss nationals. The immigrants originate mainly from Central Europe ( Germany ), from southern Europe ( Italy) and the former Yugoslavia (Serbia - Montenegro). At the 2000 census, 1601 people (90 %) were Swiss citizens; it possessed 57 people dual citizenship.

Age structure

The municipality has a high proportion of middle-aged people ( 30-59 years, 41 %). The proportion of people under twenty years of 22% of the local population is almost equal to the percentage of seniors (60 years and older, 22 %).

At the last census in 2000 showed the following age structure:

Policy

Legislature

The local council is the legislative body. It occurs usually meets twice a year.

Executive

The seven-member council is the executive. He is a part-time working. Current mayor is Simon Arnold.

Economy

In 2005 there were 16 farms that offered 44 jobs. Industrial employees working in 19 workplaces 256, the service sector in 56 farms 387 persons ( employment on a full- time equivalent ). The 2000 census revealed 20 agricultural and forestry enterprises with 51 employees. The census in 2001 came on 21 industrial and commercial enterprises with 220 and 70 service companies with 418 employees. The formerly agriculturally dominated community has today from a high proportion of industrial employment and Gewerblern. Of the economically active in 2000 909 people were working Flüelens 293 ( 32.23 %) in their own community. Overall, the place offered 681 people at work, of which 293 ( 43.02 %) were locals.

The 616 commuters work mostly in other municipalities of the canton of Uri. Among 281 persons in Altdorf, 56 in Shatt village, 29 in Bourguillon, 27 and 18 in Erstfeld in Seedorf. Significant places of work outside the canton are in the Canton of Schwyz Schwyz communities (24 people) and Ingenbohl (12 ), in the Canton of Lucerne, the city of Lucerne (26) and Emmen ( 10) and in the Canton train the city train (12). The 388 commuters came mainly from Altdorf ( 98 persons), Seedorf ( 49) Schattdorf (45) Erstfeld and Bourguillon ( per 40) ATTINGHAUSEN (30) and silenes (20).

Traffic

Flüelen is on both rail as on the street very conveniently. Passing through the municipality, the main road from the well to the Gotthard and the Gotthard railway line, which operates a station Flüelen lakefront. In addition, the municipality has its own motorway connection to the A2, the motorway from Basel to Chiasso / Milan. On 10 June 2005, the 2.6 km long Flüeler tunnel was completed after six years of construction.

History

The still existing brick production in Flüelen is first documented in 1560. 1576 took over from Walter Ritter roll the brick cottage. The first known brick hut was in addition to the village on the site of today " brick house " mentioned property. Until the mid- 17th century Flüelen was a part of Altdorf. Since then, the community is self-employed. Flüelen benefited from time immemorial of its lakeside location and was an important trading center for goods that were transported over the Gotthard.

In 1870 the railroad was built. The old harbor area was filled to a large part and changed the village image noticeably.

Attractions

In the station waiting room is equipped with the " Föhnwacht " one of the most beautiful and famous murals of Uri painter Heinrich Danioth to see. The station stands since 1945 and at that time was more of a avant-garde construction. Next to the train station on the ship station, the plastic oath hands is ( Rütlischwur ) by Werner Witschi. Not far from the train station is also Castle Rudenz with the publicly accessible park.

In the old church a permanent exhibition since March 2008 is installed, in the rock crystals from the region, including the extraordinary discovery of 2006, are shown.

Personalities

• Franz Steinegger ( b. 1943 ), lawyer and politician (FDP)