Silenen
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| Coordinates: 46°47′N 8°40′E / 46.783°N 8.667°ECoordinates: 46°47′N 8°40′E / 46.783°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Uri | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 144.77 km2 (55.90 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,108 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6473 Silenen 6474 Amsteg 6475 Bristen |
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| SFOS number | 1216 | |
| Localities | Bristen, Amsteg | |
| Surrounded by | Disentis/Mustér (GR), Erstfeld, Gurtnellen, Linthal (GL), Schattdorf, Spiringen, Tujetsch (GR), Unterschächen | |
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Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli), Amsteg, and Acherli, besides numerous smaller hamlets or dispersed settlements, including Schützen, Buechholz, Öfibach, Dägerlohn, Frentschenberg, Ried (Vorderried, Hinterried), Maderanerthal valley (St. Anton = Vorderbristen, Bristen = Hinterbristen, Cholplatz, Hälteli, Steinmatte, Schattigmatt etc.), Hofstetten, Silblen, and the Golzeren plateau (Egg, Hüseren, Seewen, etc.)
Silenen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 144.8 km2 (55.9 sq mi). Of this area, 12.8% is used for agricultural purposes (mostly alpine pastures), while 18.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (mostly mountainous).
Arnisee can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg.
The Zwing Uri Castle, overlooking Amsteg has some importance in Swiss historiography as the first fortress destroyed in the Burgenbruch at the beginning of the Swiss Confederacy.
Silenen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,108. As of 2007[update], 11.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.2%). As of 2007[update] the gender distribution of the population was 55.3% male and 44.7% female.
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