Sattel, Switzerland
Sattel | |
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Coordinates: 47°4′N 8°37′E / 47.067°N 8.617°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Schwyz |
District | Schwyz |
Area | |
• Total | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,938 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6417 |
SFOS number | 1371 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
Localities | Ecce Homo, Schornen, Mostelberg |
Surrounded by | Oberägeri (ZG), Rothenthurm, Steinen, Steinerberg, Schwyz, Unterägeri (ZG) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Sattel is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Its name is the German word for "saddle".
History
The
The Confederates prepared a road-block and an ambush at a point between Lake Aegeri and Morgarten pass where the small path led between the steep slope and a swamp. When about 1500 men attacked from above with rocks, logs and
Within a month of the battle, in December 1315, the Confederates renewed the oath of alliance made in 1291, initiating the phase of growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Within forty years, cities including
The victory of the Confederates left them in their virtual autonomy and gave them a breathing-space of some sixty years before the next Habsburg attack resulted in the Battle of Sempach (1386).
The
Geography
Sattel has an area, as of 2006[update], of 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi). Of this area, 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
During the last ice age the Reussgletschter completely covered the valley where Sattel currently stands and had two spurs arms up Unterägeri and Äussere Altmatt (Rothenthurm).
Demographics
Sattel has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,925.[5] As of 2007[update], 8.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with English being second most common ( 0.5%) and Albanian being third ( 0.4%).[4]
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Sattel is; 409 people or 29.2% of the population is between 0 and 19. 436 people or 31.1% are 20 to 39, and 360 people or 25.7% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 118 people or 8.4% are 65 to 74. There are 62 people or 4.4% who are 70 to 79 and 17 people or 1.21% of the population who are over 80.[6]
As of 2000[update] there are 503 households, of which 134 households (or about 26.6%) contain only a single individual. 51 or about 10.1% are large households, with at least five members.[6]
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (23.3%), the FDP (11.6%) and the SPS (7%).[4]
In Sattel about 60.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Sattel has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005[update], there were 183 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 60 businesses involved in this sector. 51 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 197 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 49 businesses in this sector.[4]
From the 2000 census[update], 1,205 or 85.9% are
The historical population is given in the following table:[6]
year | population |
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1950 | 997 |
1960 | 1,012 |
1970 | 1,065 |
1980 | 1,090 |
1985 | 1,133 |
1990 | 1,255 |
2000 | 1,400 |
2005 | 1,566 |
2007 | 1,618 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ The French Invasion in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 31-Aug-2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Canton Schwyz Statistics Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 27 August 2009