Seedorf is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
canton of
Uri Uri may refer to:
Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
* Úri, a village and commune in Hungary
* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
* Uri (island), an island off Malakula Islan ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of
Bauen
Bauen is a former municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.
History
Bauen is first mentioned in 1150 as ''Bawen''.
The municipalities of ...
merged into the municipality of Seedorf.
History
The municipality was first mentioned in 1254 as ''Sedorf''.
Bauen
Bauen is first mentioned in 1150 as ''Bawen''.
Geography
Seedorf has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 17.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 34.5% is unproductive land.
In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 2.4% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981/84 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.65% of the total area.
Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981/84 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by .
Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality.
Demographics
Seedorf has a population () of . , 6.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 7 years (2010-2017) the population has changed at a rate of 3.56%. The
birth rate
The birth rate for a given period is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; populati ...
in the municipality, in 2017, was 10.6, while the
death rate
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of de ...
was 9.4 per thousand residents.
[
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 58.0% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.9%.][ In 2015 there were 781 single residents, 885 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 65 widows or widowers and 76 divorced residents.
In 2017 there were 678 private households in Seedorf with an average household size of 2.64 persons. In 2015 about 58.7% of all buildings in the municipality were single family homes, which is greater than the percentage in the canton (49.2%) and about the same as the percentage nationally (57.4%). Of the 377 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 54.9% were single family homes and 32.4% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 7.7% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 17.5% were built between 1991 and 2000.][Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen ]
accessed 5 May 2016 In 2016 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 1.66. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.8%.[
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Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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bar:1980 from:start till:1271 text:"1,271"
bar:1990 from:start till:1518 text:"1,518"
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bar:2010 from:start till:1735 text:"1,735"
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Heritage sites of national significance
The Benedictine
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
nuns convent
A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...
of St. Lazarus and Apro Castle are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
Economy
Seedorf was classed in the 2000 census as a semi-tourism focused municipality and in 2012 was classed as a medium-density industry focused peri-urban
Peri-urbanisation relates to the processes of scattered and dispersive urban growth that create hybrid landscapes of fragmented and mixed urban and rural characteristics.
Origin
The expression originates from the French word ' ("peri-urban" ...
municipality. The municipality is part of the agglomeration
Agglomeration may refer to:
* Urban agglomeration, in standard English
* Megalopolis, in Chinese English, as defined in China's ''Standard for basic terminology of urban planning'' (GB/T 50280—98). Also known as " city cluster".
* Economies of ag ...
of Altdorf (UR).
, there were a total of 631 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 28 people worked in 13 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...
employed 304 workers in 28 separate businesses. Finally, the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
provided 299 jobs in 67 businesses.
In 2017 a total of 1.7% of the population received social assistance.[ In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 0.5%.
In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making was 5.1% while the rate for a single person making was 11%, both of which are much lower than the average for the canton. The canton has a slightly higher than average tax rate for those making and one of the lowest for those making . In 2013 the average income in the municipality per tax payer was and the per person average was , which is greater than the cantonal averages of but less than the per person amount of . In contrast, the national tax payer average is , while the per person average is .
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Politics
In the 2019 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly. This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assemb ...
the most popular party was the CVP with 47.7% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SVP (35.0%) and the SP (16.2%). In the federal election, a total of 674 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
was 51.5%. The 2019 election saw a large change in the voting when compared to 2015. The percentage of the vote received by the CVP increased sharply from 24.3% in 2015 to 47.7% in 2019 and the SP increased from 0.0% to 16.2%, while the percentage that the SVP received dropped from 46.9% to 35.0%.
References
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Municipalities of the canton of Uri
Populated places on Lake Lucerne