Aueren
Aueren is a high alp above Netstal in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland .
The alp lies at the foot of the Wiggis and Gumenstock, constantly rising from Netstal parallel to the Klöntal . The pasture area extends from a height of 1354 m, in the so-called Stelli, up to 2248 m, at the summit of Chly Gumen.
Usable area
With a usable area of 95 hectares and a summer pasture of 45 cattle units, the alp is one of the smaller Alps in the canton of Glarus .
Access
Access to Aueren is only possible on foot or in a helicopter. The cattle are brought from Netstal via the steep main access route .
Stafel
Aueren is divided into three tables (Latin stapholus = where the shepherds are), where the alpine staff stays with their cattle for a certain time in summer, between June and October.
- Aueren Unterstafel 1507 m. Grazing time around six weeks
- Aueren middle table 1703 m. Grazing time around three weeks
- Aueren Oberstafel / Gumen 1921 m. Grazing time around seven weeks
Owner / tenant
Alp Aueren is owned by the municipality of Glarus.
| Tenant since 1907 | |
|---|---|
| Joh. Ulrich Weber senior, Riedern | 1907-1914 |
| Joh. Ulrich Weber jun., Riedern | 1915-1926 |
| Melchior Dürst, Schänis | 1927-1930 |
| Hans Schnyder, Netstal | 1931-1934 |
| Gabriel Weber-Weber | 1935-1950 |
| Jakob Stüssi-Weber | 1951-1954 |
| Jakob Schnyder-Steinmann, Netstal | 1955-1994 |
| Jakob Schnyder-Landolt, Netstal | since 1995 |
Milk processing
Ziger and butter used to be made on the Alp . In 1993 a 3.5 km long milk pipeline was laid to Riedern GL as part of a comprehensive renovation program . Since then, there has been no direct milk processing on Aueren, with the exception of the needs of the alpine staff.
swell
- Susanne Peter-Kubli: Netstal. An industrial village in transition. 2000, ISBN 3-85546-113-9 .
- Jakob Schnyder, Netstal.