Morschach

Morschach
Country Switzerland Canton Schwyz District Schwyz 46°58′N 8°37′E / 46.967°N 8.617°E / 46.967; 8.617Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°37′E / 46.967°N 8.617°E / 46.967; 8.617
Population	1,017 (Dec 2009)[1]
- Density	43 /km2 (113 /sq mi)
Area	23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,133 ft)
Postal code	6443
SFOS number	1366
Surrounded by	Ingenbohl, Muotathal, Riemenstalden, Seelisberg (UR), Sisikon (UR), Schwyz
Website	www.morschach.ch SFSO statistics
Morschach
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Morschach is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

History

Morschach is first mentioned in 1261 as Morsacho.^[2]

Geography

Morschach

Morschach has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 20.8 km² (8.0 sq mi). Of this area, 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

The municipality is located on a glacier moraine above the Lake of Lucerne. It consists of the village of Morschach and includes the summer and winter sport center at Stoos.

Demographics

Morschach has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 1,017.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (89.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.7%).^[3]

As of 2000^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 54.4% male and 45.6% female. The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Morschach is; 274 people or 28.6% of the population is between 0 and 19. 331 people or 34.6% are 20 to 39, and 247 people or 25.8% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 67 people or 7.0% are 65 to 74. There are 36 people or 3.8% who are 70 to 79 and 3 people or 0.31% of the population who are over 80.^[4]

As of 2000^[update] there are 305 households, of which 75 households (or about 24.6%) contain only a single individual. 27 or about 8.9% are large households, with at least five members.^[4]

Village church in Morschach

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (26.3%), the SPS (16%) and the FDP (8.6%).^[3]

In Morschach about 57.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Morschach has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. As of 2005^[update], there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 15 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 434 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector.^[3]

From the 2000 census^[update], 710 or 74.1% are Roman Catholic, while 65 or 6.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 6 individuals (or about 0.63% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 13 (or about 1.36% of the population) who are Islamic. There are less than 5 individuals who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 66 (or about 6.89% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 95 individuals (or about 9.92% of the population) did not answer the question.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1850	462
1900	518
1950	587
1980	632
1985	771
1990	824
2000	848
2005	893
2007	938

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Morschach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 31-Aug-2009
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Canton Schwyz Statistics (German) accessed 27 August 2009

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