Sisikon
Municipality in Uri, Switzerland
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Sisikon is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is situated on the shore of Lake Lucerne.
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 8°37′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Uri |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.30 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 383 |
| • Density | 23.5/km2 (60.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6452 |
| SFOS number | 1217 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-UR |
| Surrounded by | Bauen, Bürglen, Flüelen, Morschach (SZ), Riemenstalden (SZ), Seelisberg |
| Website | www.sisikon.ch |
Geography
Sisikon has an area, as of 2006[update], of 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi). Of this area, 30.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (23.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] In the 1993/97 land survey[update], 36.5% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 4.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 0.2% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 26.3% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.4% is covered with buildings, 0.2% is listed as parks and greenbelts and 0.6% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.4% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.2% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 7.7% is too rocky for vegetation, and 15.5% is other unproductive land.[3]
Spilauersee is located on an alp below Rossstock.
Demographics
Sisikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 383.[4] As of 2007[update], 6.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.0%), with Italian being second most common (1.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.1%).[2] 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 75% of the vote.[2]
In Sisikon about 69.7% 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]
Sisikon has an unemployment rate of 0.36%. As of 2005[update], there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 90 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[6]
| year | population |
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| 1970 | 309 |
| 1980 | 314 |
| 1990 | 319 |
| 2000 | 350 |
| 2005 | 390 |
| 2007 | 382 |
Transport
Sisikon is served by the Sisikon station, situated within the municipality and on the Gotthard railway. Sisikon can be accessed by road via the Axenstrasse.
