Hospental
Hospental
Hospental ( in the local dialect: [ ˌ oʃpɪ dɑɫ ː ], from Latin hospitale
- 3.1 legislative
- 3.2 executive
Geography
The municipality is located in southern Hospental Uris in Urserental between Andermatt and Realp at the confluence of the Furka and Gotthardreuss. The community consists solely of the eponymous street village and former Walser settlement Zumdorf, which is inhabited year-round at the time (2009 ) of four people.
Only 49 ha or 1.4% of the community are built-up area. Of these, five hectares of building area and 34 ha traffic area. More extensive is the agricultural land with 1131 ha or a share of 32 %. Among them are large Alpine regions with an area of 946 ha Only 185 ha are meadows and farmland. In addition, 338 ha or 10 % of woods and forests are covered. Unproductive area includes the majority of the municipal territory, more precisely in 1979 ha or 56%. It is almost exclusively to areas without vegetation ( high mountains) or areas with unproductive vegetation ( high alpine vegetation).
Hospental bordered to the west by Realp, on the north by Göschenen, to the east by Andermatt and on the south by the municipality of Airolo Ticino.
Population
The population grew moderately in 1770-1870. Thereafter, it began to 1920, a strong migration movement. In this period, the number of residents decreased by 180 persons or 40 %. This was due to the railway, making the mule trains lost their jobs. In the period 1920-1941, the population increased ( from 1920 to 1941: 13 %). Between 1950 and 1970 established a standstill phase. Another thrust migration was between 1970 and 1990 to register ( from 1970 to 1990: -29 %), which ( with the exception of a minor highs 2005) continues to this day.
Languages
The population speaks a high- Alemannic dialect. Almost the entire population speaks as a daily colloquial German. At the last census in 2000 gave 97 % German, 1.5% and 0.5 % Italian Romansh as the main 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. 195 people were Catholic ( 94.66 %). There were 4% Evangelical Protestant Christians and 0.49 % non-religious.
Origin - Nationality
From the end of 2005 220 inhabitants were 215 (98%) Swiss nationals. The few immigrants originate mainly from Central Europe ( Austria ), Southern Europe (Italy and Portugal ), Serbia - Montenegro and Sri Lanka. At the 2000 census, 203 people (98%) were Swiss citizens; it possessed five people dual citizenship.
Age structure
The municipality has a high proportion of elderly residents. 2002 20 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 30 % were older than 60
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 Gregor Regli.
Economy
In 2005, there were 8 farms that offered 19 jobs. Industrial employees working in two workplaces 4, the service sector in 13 farms 30 people ( employment on a full- time equivalent ). The 2000 census showed 9 agricultural and forestry enterprises with 26 employees. The census in 2001 came on three industrial and commercial enterprises with 11 and 15 service companies with 39 employees. Of the economically active in 2000, 98 people worked Hospentals 36 ( 36.73 %) in their own community. Overall, the place offered 49 people at work, of which 36 ( 73.47 %) were locals.
On the southern slope of the valley, above the village, a lenticular Serpentinitlagerstätte is degraded by a quarry operation. She is flanked by soapstone zones and is surrounded by a total of gneiss of the Gotthard massif. The dark green to blue-green serpentinite with point-like and partially ophiolithischer structure is a traditional decorative stone Switzerland. It is still used today for simple to artistically ambitious works.
Commuters worked largely in Andermatt, some commuters are mainly from Andermatt.
Traffic
In Hospental there is a hold of the post buses and regional trains of the Matterhorn- Gotthard - Bahn (MGB ) on the route from Andermatt to Brig addition, through the main roads number 2 ( Gotthard pass road ) and 19 Hospental.
History
The beginning of Hospental formed a founded from Disentis Abbey in the 9th or 10th century inn. Zumdorf was founded in the 12th century by immigrants in the earlier novels exclusively inhabited area Walser. 1669 burned down the village. With the expansion of the Alpine passes the Kutscherei and the hotel industry began to flourish, and this, however, lasted only until the completion of the Gotthard Railway in 1882. As from trade, hotels and restaurants, Crystal trade and mercenary service supplemented the widespread agriculture. By 1886 Hospental belonged to the parish Andermatt, then an independent parish was created. 1888 went Hospental as an independent political community out of the valley community Urseren. 1926, the station of the Furka -Oberalp -Bahn ( FO) (now Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB ) ) and a ski lift was opened in 1960 to promote tourism. Because of the architectural significance of the village, a bypass road was opened in 1983.
Attractions
The most striking building is the tower of the Lords of Hospental, built in the first half of the 13th century. He served as a residential tower, but is no longer inhabited since the 15th century. Also worth seeing is the baroque parish church of the Assumption (1706-1708) with very ornate altars. In the village center there are numerous created in block design wooden houses built after the devastating fire of 1669. On the outskirts are the chapel and the Benefice of St. Charles. The Baroque chapel from 1721 was renovated in 1907 in neo-baroque style. The chapel of St. Nicholas in the hamlet Zumdorf originates from 1591 and was renewed in 1758 in the Baroque style.