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Realp
Coat of arms of Realp
Coat of arms
Country Switzerland
Canton Uri
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 77.84 km2 (30.05 sq mi)
Elevation
1,538 m (5,046 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 142
 • Density 1.824/km2 (4.725/sq mi)
Postal code
6491
Surrounded by Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS)

Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

History

Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.

Geography

Realp Zentrum 2006
Village center of Realp

Realp has an area, as of 2006, of 78 km2 (30 sq mi). Of this area, 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (55.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1993/94 land survey, 0.2% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 40.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.1% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 43.3% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Realp para niños

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