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Uri
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Uri
is one of the 26
cantons of Switzerland
. It is located in central
Switzerland
. The canton's territory covers the valley of the
Reuss
river between
Lake Lucerne
and the
Gotthard pass[?]
. German is the primary language spoken in Uri.
Statistics
Area: 1,077 km[sup]2[/sup] Population: 35,000 Revenu: 1 440 mio. fr.
History
Uri was one of the three original Swiss cantons, having signed the
Bundesbrief[?]
in 1291.
The cantonal capital is
Altdorf[?]
.
External link
[1]
(
http://www.ur.ch
) Canton Uri, official site in German.
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