Isenthal facts for kids
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Isenthal
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Uri | |
District | n.a. | |
Area | ||
• Total | 60.97 km2 (23.54 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 771 m (2,530 ft) | |
Population
(Dec 2020 )
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• Total | 476 | |
• Density | 7.807/km2 (20.220/sq mi) | |
Postal code |
6461
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Surrounded by | Attinghausen, Bauen, Beckenried (NW), Emmetten (NW), Engelberg (OW), Flüelen, Seedorf, Seelisberg, Wolfenschiessen (NW) |
Isenthal is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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History
Isenthal is first mentioned in 1280 as Yseltal.
Geography
Isenthal has an area, as of 2006[update], of 61 km2 (24 sq mi). Of this area, 27.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (45.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1993 land survey[update], 21.4% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 1.4% is covered in small trees and shrubbery.
Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for farming or pastures, while 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 the unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegatation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located at the intersection of the Sernftal and the Grosstal. It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements.
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In Spanish: Isenthal para niños