Altendorf

Altendorf is a municipality in March District within the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Altendorf is first noted in 972 as Rahprehteswilare. In 1932, construction began at the Etzelwerk, a hydro-electric powered electricity station to generate power for the Swiss Federal Railways. By 1937, the strength station turned into whole and in operation. The plant keeps in use today, and takes its water deliver from the Sihlsee reservoir that lies five kilometres to the south-west. Altendorf has a populace of 6,926. As of 2007, 16.8 in keeping with cent of the populace was made of foreign nationals. Over the final 10 years the populace has grown at a rate of 32.4 consistent with cent. Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being 2nd most common and Albanian being third.

As of 2000 the gender distribution of the populace became 51.1 in step with cent male and 48.9 in keeping with cent female. The age distribution, as of 2008, in Altendorf is; 1,196 people or 25.8 consistent with cent of the populace is between 0 and 19. 1,372 human beings or 29.6 according to cnet are 20 to 39, and 1,597 humans or 34.4 per cnet are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 286 people or 6.2 consistent with cent are 65 to 74. There are 141 people or 3.0 according to cent who're 70 to 79 and 46 humans or 0.99 consistent with cent of the populace who are over eighty. There is one person in Altendorf who is over 100 years vintage.