- For URI see Uniform Resource Identifier
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.
Area: 1,077 km[sup]2[/sup]
Population: 35,000
Revenu: 1 440 mio. fr.
Uri was one of the three original Swiss cantons, having signed the
Bundesbrief[?] in 1291.
The cantonal capital is Altdorf[?].
- [1] (http://www.ur.ch) Canton Uri, official site in German.