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| Population | 434 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 4 /km2 (12 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 96.89 km2 (37.41 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 930 m (3,051 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6484 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1220 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Attinghausen, Engelberg (OW), Erstfeld, Gadmen (BE), Göschenen, Gurtnellen | |||||||||
| Website | www.wassen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wassen
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Map of Wassen
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Wassen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Wassen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 97 km2 (37 sq mi). Of this area, 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] In the 1993/97 land survey[update], 9.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 6.8% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.2% is covered with buildings, and 0.8% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.2% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 48.5% is too rocky for vegetation, and 18.3% is other unproductive land.[4]
It is on the Gotthard line and the rail line makes a double loop near Wassen to help the trains deal with the climb. The Susten Pass connects Wassen with Innertkirchen.
Wassen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 434.[1] As of 2007[update], 7.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -16%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.4%) and Italian being third (1.3%).[3] As of 2007[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 85.9% of the vote.[3]
In Wassen about 53% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Wassen has an unemployment rate of 0.64%. As of 2005[update], there were 43 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 121 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[6]
| year | population |
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| 1970 | 764 |
| 1980 | 671 |
| 1990 | 545 |
| 2000 | 465 |
| 2005 | 466 |
| 2007 | 456 |
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