Glarus North
Glarus North | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Glarus (GL) |
District : | No district division |
BFS no. : | 1630 |
Postal code : | 8752 Näfels 8753 Mollis 8757 Filzbach 8758 Obstalden 8865 Bilten 8866 Ziegelbrücke 8867 Niederurnen 8868 Oberurnen 8874 Mühlehorn |
Coordinates : | 723 311 / 217 739 |
Height : | 437 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 411–2439 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 147.00 km² |
Residents: | 18,483 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 126 inhabitants per km² |
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
24.2% |
Mayor : | Thomas Kistler ( SP ) |
Website: | www.glarus-nord.ch |
Glarus Nord, aerial view in south direction; below in the picture the Linth Canal |
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Location of the municipality | |
Glarus Nord is a political municipality ( unitary municipality ) in the Swiss canton of Glarus . With a population of over 18,000, the municipality of Glarus Nord is the largest municipality in the canton of Glarus and the surrounding area.
The municipality of Glarus Nord was created as part of the Glarus municipality reform through the merger of the municipalities of Bilten , Filzbach , Mollis , Mühlehorn , Näfels , Niederurnen , Oberurnen and Obstalden , which became legally effective on January 1, 2011 .
Glarus Nord is applying with cantonal support to host the Swiss Wrestling Festival in 2025. This is to take place on the Mollis airfield.
history
The Glarnerland belonged to the province of Rätia under the rule of the Romans. At 15 BC Roman watch posts were set up along the Walensee, one of them in Filzbach. Only a few field names are evidence of pre-Roman settlement. The Glarner Unterland has always been a borderland. Between Helvetians and Rhaetians, between the Roman provinces of Raetia Prima and Germania Superior, between Ostrogoths and Franks. In the High Middle Ages between the Schänis and Säckingen monasteries and the dioceses of Chur and Constance. In addition, the name 'Walensee' (Lake of the Welschen) indicates that for a long time the border between the German and Rhaeto-Romanic language areas lay between Mühlehorn and Murg.
In the 14th century the people of Glarus extended the borders from the Letzi in Näfels by gradually annexing Ober- and Niederurnen, Bilten and the Kerenzerberg. It stayed that way, Reichenburg belonged to Einsiedeln, the March to the Schwyzers and the bailiwick of Windegg, to which Murg and Quarten also belonged, was a common rule. In the battle of Näfels the people of Glarus won freedom on April 9, 1388 in the last military conflict between the Confederates and the House of Habsburg .
To the east, Glarus formed the outer border of the Old Confederation up to the Helvetic. The areas to the south and east were either not part of the Confederation (Free State of the Three Leagues) or, like the common lords of Sargans and Windegg, were considered the property of some or all of the old towns. But they had few interests in common with Uri and Schwyz. It was different with Zurich: The connection with the trading center on Lake Zurich was of vital importance for Glarus, as the grain came from there and most of the trade was handled via Linth - Lake Zurich.
After the Reformation, Schwyz became the most influential place for Catholics and Zurich for Evangelicals. That led to a stalemate in Glarus. Schwyz was too close and Zurich too important to be ignored. Accordingly, Näfels and Oberurnen remained Catholic, most of the other villages Protestant, some even of mixed faith. This acquis could not be shaken until after the French era.
Economically, the region was bitterly poor until modern times. Wandering was one of the few ways to make money. That only changed with the advent of the textile industry in the late 18th century. Thanks to the Linth correction from 1807–1822 under the direction of Hans Konrad Escher von der Linth, the formerly swampy land of the plain could also be used; the villages have now become flourishing commercial and industrial locations.
At the Landsgemeinde on May 7, 2006, the voters surprisingly decided to fundamentally change the state-political structure of the Glarus municipalities and to create the municipalities of Glarus Süd, Glarus and Glarus Nord. This decision was clearly confirmed by the voters in an extraordinary rural community in the following year.
geography
The municipality of Glarus Nord essentially comprises the Glarus part of the Linth Plain , the lower Linth valley and the Kerenzerberg down to the Walensee . The lowest point in the community is the Linth at 410 m above sea level. M., whereas the Ruchen Mürtschen with a height of 2441 m is the highest point.
traffic
Glarus Nord hotel is comparatively well developed and accessible from Zurich in about 45 minutes by car or train: Along the Linth canal in the north runs the Autobahn A3 with which Glarus Nord four ports has (Bilten, Niederurnen, Weesen and Mühlehorn). The Ziegelbrücke railway junction , which lies on the canton border with St. Gallen , is considered the gateway to the entire canton of Glarus. The municipality of Glarus Nord is a member of the Ostwind tariff association and is connected to the Zurich S-Bahn network. The Glarus bus network operated by the Swiss Federal Railways ensures local transport in Glarus Nord. Also worth mentioning is the former Mollis military airfield, which was acquired by the municipality in 2012 and has since been used for private and helicopter flying. The long-term plan is a broad mix of aviation, leisure activities and events as well as the permanent security of the adjacent recreational area.
politics
Mayor is Thomas Kistler (SP; as of July 1, 2018). In addition to him, the municipal council has six other members, including 1 SVP, 1 BDP, 1 CVP, 1 Greens, 1 GLP and 1 non-party.
economy
Glarus Nord is home to numerous well-known companies such as Eternit (Schweiz) AG, Netstal Maschinen AG, Carlsberg Supply Company and the helicopter manufacturer Kopter. Around 1300 companies are domiciled in the municipality of Glarus Nord, with around 8587 jobs (as of 2015). Around 300 jobs are located in the Jenny-Areal industrial estate alone, a converted spinning mill in Ziegelbrücke. Tourism is also becoming more and more important: While the Kerenzerberg in particular used to have tourist activities in the past, the municipality of Glarus Nord with the areas of Mullern-Fronalp, Oberseetal Näfels and the Niederurner Täli has other increasingly touristic areas.
At the beginning of 2016, the municipality of Glarus Nord was the first Swiss municipality to be recognized as a Fair Trade Town by Swiss Fair Trade .
coat of arms
The coat of arms was newly created. The eight stars symbolize the eight villages, four of which are on each side of the Linth.
Attractions
The municipality of Glarus Nord and its eight localities have numerous sights, some of which are of national importance.
Town twinning
- Bad Säckingen ( Germany ), with the then municipality of Näfels . This town twinning will be continued by the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Personalities
- Karl Josef Anton Leodegar von Bachmann (1734–1792), Swiss military in French service
- Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1740–1831), first commander-in-chief of the Swiss army
- Bandit (rapper) , bourgeois Patrick Mitidieri
- Ulla Engeberg Killias (1945–1995), painter
- Urs Freuler (* 1958), racing cyclist
- Markus Hauser (* 1971), jazz musician
- Robert Huber (1933–2016), Swiss-Yenish politician
- Eldin Jakupović (* 1984), Swiss-Bosniak goalkeeper
- Willy Kamm (1945–2016), Government Councilor and Finance Director of the Canton of Glarus
- Patrick Küng (* 1984), downhill skiing world champion 2015
- Jules Landolt (1930–2005), former councilor
- Martin Landolt (* 1968), National Councilor
- Heinrich Lienhard (1822–1903), emigrant and chronicler
- Heinrich Loriti, called Glarean (1488–1563), humanist and polymath
- Louis Menar (1939–2014), singer, entertainer and band leader
- Emil Franz Josef Müller-Büchi (1901–1980), journalist and legal historian
- Dietrich Schindler (1795–1882), Swiss statesman and art collector
- Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler (1856–1920), Austrian entrepreneur and inventor
- Friedrich Schröder (1910–1972), composer
- Christoph Stüssi (* 1938), former Landammann Kt. Glarus
- Ernst Tremp (* 1948), historian
- Rolf Widmer (* 1971), former Landammann Kt. Glarus
- Jost Winteler (1846–1929), linguist and house father of Albert Einstein in Aarau
- Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974), Swiss physicist and astronomer, buried in Mollis
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Numbers and facts , website of the municipality of Glarus Nord, accessed on June 8, 2011.