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This article deals with the family name Flühler. For the Flüeler Alpine Pass in the canton of Graubünden, see Flüelapass .

Flühler is a Swiss family name .

Origin and meaning

The name Flühler is a residence name , derived from the toponym Fluh , also Flüh .

distribution

Occurrence of the family name Flühler :

• Switzerland:
  1. Stans, Dallenwil (about 20% of all Flühler in Switzerland)
  2. Baar, Thalwil, Winterthur, Zug, Küssnacht am Rigi
  3. Gossau SG, Kriens, Zurich a. a.

Well-known namesake

• Hannes Flühler , Professor at the Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich .
• Dione Flühler-Kreis , curator, Swiss National Museum , Zurich.

See also

• von Flüe
• Fluehler
• Whistle
• Flüeler
• Flüeli (family name)
• Supersaxo , with the variants on the Flüe , hist. Uff der Flüe , von der Fluhe , Supersaxo von der Fluhe and Michel-Supersaxo
• Zurfluh

Web links

• Map of the relative distribution of the name Flühler on verwandt.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hannes Flühler on the website of DUWIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich  ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Publications "Flühler-Kreis, Dione". Literature database on the Middle Ages RI-Opac. RI Regesta Imperii, Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz, accessed January 15, 2011 .