Isenthal

Isenthal
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Location of Isenthal
Coordinates: 46°54′N 8°33′E / 46.900°N 8.550°E / 46.900; 8.550Coordinates: 46°54′N 8°33′E / 46.900°N 8.550°E / 46.900; 8.550
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Uri
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	60.99 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Elevation	771 m (2,530 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	512
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Postal code	6461
SFOS number	1211
Surrounded by	Attinghausen, Bauen, Beckenried (NW), Emmetten (NW), Engelberg (OW), Flüelen, Seedorf, Seelisberg, Wolfenschiessen (NW)
Website	www.isenthal.ch SFSO statistics

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

Isenthal is first mentioned in 1280 as Yseltal.

Isenthal has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 60.99 km² (23.55 sq mi). Of this area, about 28.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 44.0% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 17 ha (42 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 32 ha (79 acres).

In the 1993 land survey^[update], 21.4% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 1.4% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.2% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegetation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located at the intersection of the Chlital and the Grosstal. It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements.

Isenthal has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 512. As of 2013^[update], 1.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of -0.95%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 3.8 while the death rate was 5.7 per thousand residents.

As of 2013^[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 58.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.0%.

In 2013 there were 168 private households in Isenthal. Of the 172 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 47.7% were single family homes and 16.9% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 44.8% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 14.0% were built between 1991 and 2000. In 2012 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 1.89. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2014^[update], was 1.61%.