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1. The canton of Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in the central region of the country. On the maps of Switzerland, the canton appears as if it is holding the whole of Switzerland together, and if history is anything to go by, this may be true in some ways. The canton covers an area of approximately 1076 sq km and is home to a small population of some 36,000 people.

2. Signatory to the Federal Charter of Switzerland, the canton of Uri is, in fact, one of the founding members of Switzerland. The canton signed the charter in the early part of August in 1291. The main reason behind signing the charter was the death of King Rudolf of Habsburg at the age of 73 and the imminent threat from Austrian powers. To protect the peace in the region, the canton signed this alliance with the other two forest cantons of Schwyz and Unterwalden. The three cantons pledged their loyalty to each other and also to forever maintain the Eternal Alliance.

3. Altdorf ( German for "old village") is a historic and statistical town and a municipality in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is also the capital of Uri.

4. The legendary William Tell is said to have hailed from Uri.

5. Feasts, bonfires and speeches are a commonplace across Uri on the 1st of August. You can see small bonfires illuminating the hilltops on this day. The National Day, as it is called, commemorates the founding day of the Swiss Confederation. This is the very day the representatives from the three cantons met to form the Eternal Alliance. They sealed their promise of fighting the Austrians together by the Rutli Vow in a meadow. Rutli is the name of a meadow in the mountains by the Lake Lucerne. The popular Rutli Vow gets its name from this meadow. Everyone in Switzerland is familiar with this significant piece of their history.

6. Swiss Path is the name given to a national path that was opened to the public in 1991. It was built to mark the 700 years of the Swiss Confederation, which was formed in 1291. The Swiss Path traverses through all the important locations that are significant to the constitution of the Swiss Confederation.

7. Tourism is a big deal in the canton of Uri, which is home to thousands of hotels ready to tend to the guests at all times. Good roads have made it easier for the travelers to reach the various peaks via bikes or other vehicles. The visitors can also take the many cable cars that connect the lower altitude areas to the mountain peaks. Apart from this, there are ample ski slopes, bike trails, and cross-country tracks that make Uri an ideal destination for adventure seekers as well.

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