Uri

Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is placed in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss between the St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucerne. The reputable language of Uri is German, however the essential spoken dialect is the Alemannic Swiss German referred to as Urner German. Uri changed into the only canton where the youngsters in faculty needed to learn Italian as their first foreign language. But in the school year of 2005/2006 this become modified to English as in maximum other cantons. The populace is ready 35,000 of which 3,046 are foreigners. The mythical William Tell is stated to have hailed from Uri.

The ancient landmark Rütli lies inside the canton of Uri. The name of the valley is first stated in the 8th or 9th century, inside the Latinized form of Uronia. In the medieval length, the call referred not to the complete Reuss valley but simply to Altdorf and the surrounding settlements and estates. The extension of the call to a bigger territory is the result of the territorial expansion of the canton in the 15th century. However, usage of Uri as relating to Altdorf remained contemporary. From the 13th century onward, the German form of the call is recorded as Ure. The modern shape Uri dates to the 16th century.