Alpnach
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| Alpnach | ||||||||||
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| Population | 5,242 (December 2008[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 92 /km2 (238 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 56.98 km2 (22.00 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6055 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1401 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Ennetmoos (NW), Entlebuch (LU), Hergiswil (NW), Kerns, Sarnen, Schwarzenberg (LU), Stansstad (NW) | |||||||||
| Website | www.alpnach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
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[edit] History
Alpnach is first mentioned about 870 as Alpenacho.[1]
[edit] Geography
Alpnach has an area, as of 2006[update], of 53.8 square kilometers (20.8 sq mi). Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located on the heights above two streams, the Large and Small Schliere. During the mid-19th Century the village became a linear village. While in the 20th Century, it expanded into a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square). It consists of the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried.
[edit] Demographics
Alpnach has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 5,242, of which 13.2% are foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Portugese being third ( 1.8%).[2] As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. As of 2000[update] there are 1,828 households in Alpnach.[3]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (33.6%), the Other (23.2%) and the SPS (9%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Alpnach about 67.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Alpnach has an unemployment rate of 1.55%. As of 2005[update], there were 228 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 91 businesses involved in this sector. 839 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 81 businesses in this sector. 952 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 144 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1799 | 1,157 |
| 1850 | 1,622 |
| 1900 | 1,779 |
| 1950 | 3,022 |
| 2000 | 4,932 |
[edit] Sights
The main sights of Alpnach include the world's steepest rack railway to the mountain Pilatus, a Roman mansion, and a hand-operated print shop.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Alpnach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 03-Sep-2009
- ^ a b Canton Obwalden Statistics accessed 2 September 2009 (German)
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[edit] External links
- Alpnach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Alpnachstad in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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