Engi GL

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GL is the abbreviation for the canton of Glarus in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Engif .
Engi
Engi coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus (GL)
District : No district divisionw
Political community : Glarus Southi2
Postal code : 8765
former BFS no. : 1606
Coordinates : 730 426  /  204886 coordinates: 46 ° 58 '56 "  N , 9 ° 9' 11"  O ; CH1903:  730 426  /  204886
Height : 812  m above sea level M.
Area : 40.7  km²
Residents: 609 (December 31, 2010)
Population density : 15 inhabitants per km²
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2011

Engi is a village that belongs to the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus .

The formerly independent local community became a new one as part of the Glarus community reform on January 1, 2011 with the local communities Betschwanden , Braunwald , Elm , Haslen , Linthal , Luchsingen , Matt , Mitlödi , Rüti (GL) , Schwanden (GL) , Schwändi and Sool Glarus South municipality merged.

Engi and Sernftal, historical aerial photo from 1919, taken from an altitude of 4000 meters by Walter Mittelholzer
Engi

geography

The place is in the Sernftal on the Sernf, the eastern tributary of the Linth , before it flows into the Linth in Schwanden. Engi is the northernmost village in the Sernftal. The settlement area is elongated and consists of the parts Vorderdorf, Dörfli and Hinterdorf . The former municipal area includes steep, wooded mountain slopes, high Alps and up to 2500 m above sea level. M. high mountain peaks. 38.1% of the former municipality area is agricultural land, 36.1% is forest, 1.2% is settlement area and 24.4% is unproductive. The alpine regions are located in the Mühlebachtal, which opens to the north and turns to the east. Other Alps are Fittern (known for alpine cheese ) Chreuel, Laueli and Gufeli (Schafalp). Heualpen are Bergli, Bützi, Oberfittern and Glattmatt . The climate is alpine.

population

Population development
year Residents
1777 267 citizens
1850 1197
1900 1160
1950 1122
2000 656
2005 664
2008 635

economy

Agriculture and alpine farming as well as slate mining in the Landesplattenberg were the most important sources of income for the inhabitants of Engi until the 20th century.

traffic

Since the shutdown of the Sernftalbahn , the main road for individual traffic and bus operations of the Autobetriebe Sernftal AG has been Engi's only traffic development.

tourism

Hiking trails lead to Schwanden , the Suworowweg to Elm , to the Murgseen and to Murg and the Weissenberge. From early summer you can play on a newly built pitch & putt golf course.

The Engi ski lift is in operation in winter and the slope is illuminated at night. A cross-country ski run is groomed from Engi to Matt.

history

The name Engi comes from the Alemannic settlers. It is first mentioned in a document from the Säckingen monastery in 1350.

In 1408 the community bought the Gandalp, an alp in the state of Glarus on the left bank of the Sernf. Barley was mainly grown for personal use.

Since the 13th century, the inhabitants of Engi in the neighboring village of Matt were church-dwelling. A church was built and consecrated there in 1273. In 1528 the Reformation was introduced.

Slate mining in Engi was first mentioned in a document in 1565. Back then, strangers were forbidden from digging for slate. Due to the unfavorable transport conditions, mining was no longer competitive since the 17th century, because the panels had to be brought from the valley to Schwanden on pack animals .

The population growth, the Napoleonic wars with the passage of General Suvorov's army in October 1799, natural disasters and lack of earning potential led to a serious economic crisis. In the 19th century it forced many villagers to emigrate to North and South America.

The first road into the Sernftal has existed since 1826. Slate mining experienced an immediate boom and the state of Glarus took it over in 1833. This led to the new name of the Landesplattenberg slate mine . In 1855 the Sernftalstrasse was expanded. Leonhard Blumer founded the Sernftal weaving mill at the exit of the Mühlebachtal in 1864. He initiated a tram that was in operation from 1905 to 1969, today it has been replaced by a bus company.

Attractions

Landesplattenberg

Slate has been mined in the Landesplattenberg in Engi since the 16th century .

The fossil finds made the Plattenberg known among naturalists as early as the beginning of the 18th century. Interesting fish fossils, but also fossilized turtles and birds were found again and again. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer , the important natural scientist from Zurich, examined the Plattenberg in 1705. At Scheuchzer's instigation, all fossils were sent to him for payment to Zurich. From there they found their way to natural history museums in many European countries.

The Landesplattenberg was shut down in 1961 for industrial hygiene and economic reasons.

Since 1995 there have been guided tours in the Landesplattenberg in the summer half-year. An exhibition on the techniques of slate mining and its history can be viewed.

  • GeoPark Engi orientation board

  • View of Engi from the Landesplattenberg

  • Main tunnel entrance at Landesplattenberg

  • In the slate mine

Glarus Museum of Nature

Since 2004, the natural science collections of the Canton of Glarus have been brought together in one place and are accessible to the public. In the former office building of Weseta Textil AG, you can see animals, various herbaria, hundreds of slate fossils, rock and mineral collections as well as thousands of butterflies. Due to austerity measures by the canton of Glarus, the museum was closed on July 1, 2016 and is currently no longer open to the public.

  • Fish fossils

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Engi  - collection of images, videos and audio files