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	Uri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
		The lands of the canton are that of the Reuss valley and those of the main river's tributaries.
		The municipalities of the canton of Uri are: Altdorf, Andermatt,,,,,, Göschenen,,,,,,,,,,,,
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Canton_of_Uri (464 words)

	Canton of Zug - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.
		In the higher regions of the canton the population is mainly engaged in pastoral pursuits and cattle-breeding.
		The eleven municipalities of the canton are: Zug, Oberägeri, Unterägeri, Menzingen, Baar, Cham, Hünenberg, Steinhausen, Risch, Walchwil, Neuheim
	open-encyclopedia.com /Zg (856 words)

	Canton Uri - Wikipedia
		Uri è una regione di ghiacciai e alpeggi formata dal bacino del fiume Reuss, che scende dal San Gottardo e sbocca nel Lago dei Quattro Cantoni a Flüelen.
		Nel 1386 Uri partecipò alla vittoria sugli austriaci a Sempach.
		Dopodiche, nel 1803, il Canton Uri riacquistò la sua indipendenza, ma gli abitanti della Leventina furono uniti contro la loro volontà al nuovo Canton Ticino.
	it.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canton_Uri (515 words)

	AllRefer.com - Uri, canton, Switzerland, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The most sparsely populated of the Swiss cantons, Uri is an Alpine region of glaciers and pastures, with forests and meadows in the Reuss River valley.
		The region became (853) a fief of the FraumUnster convent at ZUrich.
		The scene of the events of the William Tell legend, Uri in 1291 formed with Schwyz and Unterwalden the league that became the nucleus of Switzerland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/U/UriSwit.html (243 words)

	ALTDORF - LoveToKnow Article on ALTDORF
		, the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri.
		It is built at a height of 1516 ft. above sea-level, a little above the right bank of the Reuss, not far above the point where this river is joined on the right by the Schachen torrent.
		One and a half mile from Altdorf by the Klausen road is the village of Burglen, where by tradition Tell was born; while he is also said to have lost his life, while saving that of a child, in the Schachen torrent that flows past the village.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AL/ALTDORF.htm (308 words)

	Uri -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		canton, central Switzerland, traversed by the steep-sided valleys of the Reuss River and its tributaries.
		The highest summit in Uri is the Dammastock (11,909 feet [3,630 m]), north of the Furka Pass.
		The highest summit in Uri is the Dammastock (11,909 feet [3,630 m]), north of the...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9074471?tocId=9074471 (756 words)

	Uri canton (Switzerland)
		The fl and yellow are taken from the fl eagle on yellow field of the Holy Roman Empire, and the substitution of a bull is perhaps a pun.
		The Uri flag is thought to have been in existence since at least 1231 when King Heinrich, son of Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II, granted the region "imperial freedom".
		Uri citizens have been teased that the the nose ring represents the fact that the people of Uri had to be tamed.
	www.fotw.net /Flags/ch-ur.html (576 words)

	CANTON OF ZUG FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton_of_Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton_of_Schwyz.
		The Lake_of_Ãgeri is wholly within the canton, whereas the Lake_of_Zug is shared with the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz.
		The canton of WaldstÃ¤tten also consisted of what is today the Canton_of_Schwyz, the Canton_of_Lucerne, Unterwalden and the Canton_of_Uri.
	www.livingflowers.com /en:Canton_of_Zug (831 words)

	Station Information - Canton of Uri
		The canton is located in the centre of Switzerland.
		In 853 it was given to the nunnery at Zurich by Louis the German.
		This is backed up by the fact that the coat of arms of the region traditionally bears a bull's head.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/canton_of_uri.html (453 words)

	Articles - Ticino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To the north lie the cantons of Valais and Uri, to the northeast the canton of Graubünden.
		The Canton of Uri conquered the Leventina Valley in 1440.
		The weather in the canton is often inverse to that north of the Alps.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Canton_Ticino (1078 words)

	ASME Article: PADDLE STEAMBOAT URI
		On the Uri and similar boats, both paddle wheels were mounted solidly to the engine crankshaft so they always turned in the same direction and at the same speed.
		When built, the Uri's helmsman stood out in the open on the roof of the smoking room, ahead of the stack, but an enclosed pilothouse was added for protection from inclement weather in 1920.
		The Uri is the oldest surviving paddle steamboat with a diagonal compound engine, but it shares Lake Lucerne with four similar, but newer, boats operated by SGV: Unterwalden (1902), Schiller (1906), Gallia (1913), and the third Stadt Luzern (1928).
	www.asme.org /history/attachments/uri1.html (1632 words)

	Uri (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uri (India) a region and town in Kashmir, India
		URI is a three letter acronym, and can refer to:
		This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/URI (113 words)

	Lexikonia - le informazioni circa Canton Uri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Il Canton Uri è un cantoni svizzeri della Svizzera centrale, e uno dei Quattro Cantoni Boscosi (Vier Waldstätten).
		Le foreste coprono una parte significativa del cantone, e i ghiacciaio ammontano a circa il 20% della terra improduttiva.
		Nel 1291, insieme a Canton Svitto e Canton Untervaldo formò la lega che costituì il nucleo della Svizzera, avendo firmato la Lettera di Alleanza (Bundesbrief o Patto del Rütli).
	www.lexikonia.org /1243_11_canton_uri.htm (532 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Andermatt Andermattän´dermät, village, Uri canton, S central Switzerland.
		15,900), capital of Aargau canton, N Switzerland, at the foot of the Jura Mts.
		Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel.
	encyclopedia.infonautics.com /search.asp?target=@DOCKEYWORDS%20swsgeo&... (288 words)

	PEOPLES MOVEMENT FOR NATIONAL REGENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		And there are cantons consisting almost entirely of mountains and valleys, like the canton of Uri.
		Not all the cantons are single territorial entities: they may have small enclaves completely surrounded by the territory of other cantons.
		The newest is the canton of Jura, which separated from the canton of Bern in 1979.
	www.lankachronicle.com /CIMOGG/appendix-6.html (318 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Uri Canton
		Uri has an area of 1075 sq km (415 sq mi) and borders the cantons of Schwyz on the north, Glarus and...
		Tell, William, legendary Swiss patriot of the 14th century, who is said to have liberated Switzerland from Austrian despotism.
		Guangzhou (also Canton, Kuang-chou, or Kwangchow), city in southern China, capital of Guangdong Province.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Uri_Canton.html (89 words)

	Search Results for "Canton" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		...Uri, canton, Switzerland, (oo´re) (KEY), canton (1993 pop.
		The smallest canton in Switzerland, it is a forested and mountainous...
		The most populous Swiss canton, Zurich is bounded in part by the...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Canton (209 words)

	Uri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss River between Lake Lucerne and the St.
		The Dammastock lies just north of the Furka Pass.
		In 1815 Uri joined the League of Sarnen for this reason.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canton_of_Uri (453 words)

	Swiss Genealogy : Canton Uri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in canton Uri on the "Genealogieforum Uri" (dialogue in German or French).
		The archive is open to visitors to read; in order to be able to respond or start a new thread, however, registration (free of charge) is required.
		When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Uri should be placed here; for topics related to other regions, please, change to the corresponding canton or to the forum for Switzerland in general (dialogue in German or French).
	www.swissgenealogie.ch /kant/urallg-e.htm (157 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		My dear Sir, THE canton of Uri, the place of the birth and residence of William Tell, shook off the yoke of Austria in 1308, and, with Switz and Underwald, laid the foundation of the perpetual alliance of the cantons, in 1315.
		The canton consists only of villages and little towns or bourgades, and the whole is divided into ten genossamen, or inferior communities.
		This is the smallest republic in Europe: it has however its land amman, its council of regency, and its general assembly of burgesses, its courts of justice and militia, although it is said there is not a single horse in the whole empire.
	www.constitution.org /jadams/ja1_09.txt (286 words)

	Uri - Wikipedia
		Uri (en alemán Kanton Uri) es un cantón suizo.
		Uri es con los cantones de Schwyz y de Unterwalden uno de los tres cantones fundadores de la Suiza que firmaron en 1291 el pacto federal.
		El cantón de Uri limita con los cantones de Grisones, del Tesino, del Valais, de Berna, de Obwalden, de Nidwalden, de Schwyz y de Glaris.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uri_%28cant%C3%B3n%29 (137 words)

	Battle of Morgarten - RSCI, The Science Classification Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On November 15 1315, the soldiers of Duke Leopold I of Austria were thoroughly defeated by an ambush of the Swiss Confederation near the Morgarten pass.
		At the time, the crown of the Holy Roman Emperor was claimed by both Duke Louis IV of Bavaria (who was to become Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor) and Frederick the Handsome, a Habsburg prince.
		The Confederates of Schwyz, supported by the Confederates of Uri, who feared for their autonomy, but not supported by the Confederates of Unterwalden, expected the army in the west near the village of Arth, where they had erected fortifications.
	www.scienceindex.org /Battle_of_Morgarten.html (508 words)

	Uri - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		URI (cars), the Namibian carmarket is with capitals, but it isn't an acronym
		URI is a three letter acronym, and can be short for:
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Uri (103 words)

	Canton d'Uri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Avec les cantons de Schwyz et d'Unterwald, Uri (1 076,8 km2 et 35 933 h.) est l'un des trois cantons fondateurs de la Confédération helvétique (Waldstätten) par le pacte d'assistance mutuelle conclu en 1291 contre les Habsbourgs.
		Le canton est traversé par l'axe du Gothard, qui permet de relier rapidement le plateau suisse au canton du Tessin et à l'Italie du Nord par un tunnel routier de 16,9 km, et une ligne ferroviaire ouverte dès 1882.
		L'économie de ce canton germanophone est marquée par ces conditions géographiques: agropastorale (élevage laitier) et forestière, avec des industries dans les petits centres de la vallée principale (constructions mécaniques; textiles; matières plastiques, bois), alimentées par les centrales hydroélectriques de Amsteg, Göschenen et Wassen.
	www.swissvisite.ch /uri.html (256 words)

	Search Results for Uri - Encyclopædia Britannica
		The former canton is divided (east and west) into two sovereign half cantons—Nidwalden and...
		principal lake of central Switzerland, surrounded by the cantons of Lucerne, Nidwalden, Uri, and Schwyz.
		canton, southern Switzerland; wedge shaped, it protrudes into Italy to the west and south and is bounded by the cantons of Valais and Uri to the north and Graubünden to the northeast.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Uri&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (478 words)

	Alptransit \| Visit us
		The AlpTransit Gotthard Company and the Canton of Uri had jointly planned an information and visitor centre by the north portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel at Erstfeld.
		The AlpTransit Gotthard Company and the Canton of Uri as partners acknowledge the new situation and have agreed to modify the structure of the exhibition building as well as to redefine the responsibilities for operation of the visitor centre.
		Within the scope of this exhibition, the Canton of Uri has an opportunity to present itself attractively.
	www.alptransit.ch /pages/e/besuch/besucherz_uri.php (448 words)

	Switzerland . Swiss cuisine . Eastern Orthodoxy . Central European Summer Time . 1847 . Council of Europe . Burgundy . ...
		In 1291, representatives of the three forest cantons of Canton of Uri Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter of 1291 Federal Charter.
		Under the 1999 constitution, cantons hold all powers not specifically delegated to the federation.
		The 46 members of the Council of States two from each canton and one from former half cantons are directly elected in each canton, whereas the 200 members
	www.uk.kunsimuna.net /Switzerland_UK_428244_ai (847 words)

	Funicular Amsteg - Bristen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is located at Amsteg in the canton of Uri, in the central Switzerland.
		The Uri cantonal authorities and the, Amsteg-Bristen-Silenen district decided to blow up the rocks.
		The entire restoration of the old funicular cost 300.000 Swiss Francs which will be paid by the Uri canton and the Amsteg-Bristen-Silenen district.
	mikeaz.free.fr /suisse/Amsteg01.htm (353 words)

	Département fédéral des finances DFF > Doc > Médias > Communiqués de presse > Dépenses routières: rejet des ...
		Uri avait demandé, d'une part, une avance sur les coûts engendrés par les routes nationales et, d'autre part, la prolongation ou la réintroduction d'une contribution pour les cas de rigueur résultant de la surveillance et de la réglementation du trafic par la police.
		Le 21 août 2001, Uri a demandé à l'Office fédéral des routes (OFROU) que la Confédération lui accorde une avance sur ses dépenses routières.
		En outre, Uri a demandé à l'Administration fédérale des finances (AFF) de prolonger ou de réintroduire une contribution pour cas de rigueur.
	www.efd.admin.ch /f/dok/medien/medienmitteilungen/2002/06/uri.htm (525 words)

	Canton of Zug - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Map of Switzerland highlighting the Canton of Zug
		Guide to Lucerne, the lake and its environs: With illustrations, plan of the town, map of the lakes of Lucerne and Zug, road maps, &c
		History of the descendants of Ulrich Zug: Who immigrated to America from the Canton Zug, Switzerland in the Ship James Goodwill and landed at Philadelphia on the 27th day of September, 1727
	www.unipedia.info /Zg.html (970 words)

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