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19-467: There are no glaciers surrounding the Ortstock, although a few névés can be found on its northern side. The north and south faces are very steep but experienced hikers can reach the summit via a trail on its less steep western flank. The mountain lies in the municipalities of Muotathal , in the canton of Schwyz, and Glarus Süd , in the canton of Glarus. This Canton of Glarus location article

38-456: Is 251 people or 7.2% are 65 to 74. There are 148 people or 4.2% who are 70 to 79 and 50 people or 1.43% of the population who are over 80. As of 2000 there are 1,154 households, of which 246 households (or about 21.3%) contain only a single individual. 154 or about 13.3% are large households, with at least five members. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 67.4% of

57-609: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canton of Schwyz location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Muotathal Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . The eponymous valley, the Muotatal , is formed by the Muota , which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen . Muotathal

76-638: Is first mentioned in 1246 as Muthathal and Mutetal . In 1799, 30 September – 1 October, during Suvorov's Swiss campaign (part of War of the Second Coalition ), a numerically inferior Russian rearguard fought the French troops in the Muotatal, covering the march of the main force, and inflicted a heavy defeat, thus saving the Imperial Russian Army 's forces from possible destruction. The village

95-810: Is given in the following table: Muotathal has an average of 157.8 days of rain per year and on average receives 2,040 mm (80 in) of precipitation . The wettest month is June during which time Muotathal receives an average of 232 mm (9.1 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 15.9 days. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 126 mm (5.0 in) of precipitation over 15.9 days. Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party ( German : Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei , FDP ; Romansh : Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , PLD ), also called Radical Democratic Party ( French : Parti radical-démocratique , PRD ; Italian : Partito liberale-radicale svizzero , PLR )

114-517: Is located in the valley of the river Muota , the Muotatal, with which it shares the name. The municipality is located in a series of valleys on the eastern edge of the canton, on the borders with the cantons of Uri and Glarus . It is the 10th largest municipality area-wise in Switzerland. It consists of the hamlet Ried, village sections of Schachen, Wil, Hinterthal (had its own post office since 1896, though it has now grown together with Schachen), and

133-656: The Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 14 (out of 46) in the second chamber and two out of seven mandates in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). By 2005, it held 27.2% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal governments and 19.7% in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). At the last legislative elections , 22 October 2007,

152-554: The federal government . The FDP remained dominant until the introduction of proportional representation in 1919. From 1945 to 1987, it alternated with the Social Democratic Party to be the largest party. In 1959, the party took two seats in the magic formula . The party declined in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), as it was put under pressure by the Swiss People's Party . In response, the party formed closer relations with

171-517: The primary economic sector and about 119 businesses involved in this sector. 512 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 51 businesses in this sector. 414 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 82 businesses in this sector. From the 2000 census , 3,197 or 91.2% are Roman Catholic , while 47 or 1.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 14 individuals (or about 0.40% of

190-516: The hamlet Bisisthal in the Bisistal further upstream of the Muota. It also includes a number of alps ( alpine pastures ) including Glattalp , Toralp, Charetalp and Goldplangg. The municipality Muotathal has an area of 172.2 km (66.5 sq mi) as of 2006 . Of this area, 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and

209-707: The other major parties in agreeing the ' magic formula ' to divide up the seats of the Federal Council , with the FDP permanently receiving two of the seven seats. After the 2003 elections , lawmakers of FDP and Liberal Party formed a common parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly . In June 2005, they strengthened their cooperation by founding the Radical and Liberal Union . They merged on 1 January 2009 to form FDP. The Liberals . In 2003, it held 36 mandates (out of 200) in

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228-551: The population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (96.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Macedonian being third ( 0.3%). As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 52.3% male and 47.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2008 , in Muotathal is; 1,069 people or 30.5% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,017 people or 29.0% are 20 to 39, and 972 people or 27.7% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution

247-467: The population) who belong to the Orthodox Church. There are 133 (or about 3.79% of the population) who are Islamic . There are less than 5 individuals who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 34 (or about 0.97% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 81 individuals (or about 2.31% of the population) did not answer the question. The historical population

266-521: The radical movement on the 'left' of the political spectrum . It was not until the rise of the Social Democratic Party in the early 20th century that the FDP found itself on the centre-right. The FDP was the dominant party until the 1919 election, when the introduction of proportional representation led to a leap in the representation of the Social Democrats. In 1959, the Free Democrats joined

285-499: The remainder (44.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the entry site of the Hölloch , which at over 200 km is the longest cave in Switzerland, and currently the second-longest in Europe. Muotathal has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,470. As of 2007 , 5.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years

304-544: The smaller Liberal Party , leading to their formal merger in 2009. The elements ' liberal ', ' radical ' and freisinnig (an obsolete German word for 'liberal', or literally "free thinking" ) in the party's name originate from the conflicts during the period of Swiss Restoration between the Catholic-conservative cantons and the liberal cantons. This conflict led to the foundation of the Swiss federal state in 1848 after

323-669: The victory of the predominantly Protestant and liberal cantons over the conservative and Catholic ones in the Sonderbund war . From 1848 until 1891, the Federal Council was composed entirely of Radicals. The radical movement of the restoration was anti-clerical , and stood in opposition to the Catholic Conservative Party, the ancestor of the modern Christian Democratic People's Party . They were otherwise heterogeneous, including and classical liberal 'Liberals', federalist 'Radicals', and social liberal 'Democrats': placing

342-542: The vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22%), the SPS (5.1%) and the FDP (4.5%). In Muotathal about 46.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Muotathal has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. As of 2005 , there were 303 people employed in

361-591: Was a liberal political party in Switzerland . Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal Party of Switzerland to form FDP. The Liberals . The FDP was formed in 1894 from the Radicals , who had dominated Swiss politics since the 1830s, standing in opposition to the Catholic conservatives , and who from the creation of the federal state in 1848 until 1891 formed

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