Glarus North

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Glarus North
Coat of arms of Glarus Nord
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus (GL)
District : No district division
BFS no. : 1630i1 f3 f4
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 coordinates: 47 ° 5 '57 "  N , 9 ° 3' 47"  O ; CH1903:  723 311  /  two hundred seventeen thousand seven hundred thirty-nine
Height : 437  m above sea level M.
Height range : 411–2439 m above sea level M.
Area : 147.00  km²
Residents: i18,483 (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

Glarus Nord, aerial view in south direction; below in the picture the Linth Canal
Location of the municipality
Garichtistausee Klöntalersee Limmerensee Muttsee Obersee (Glarus) Oberblegisee Spaneggsee Wägitalersee Walensee Zürichsee Kanton Graubünden Kanton St. Gallen Kanton Schwyz Kanton Uri Kanton Zürich Glarus Glarus Nord Glarus SüdMap of Glarus North
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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

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Glarus Nord  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ↑ Numbers and facts , website of the municipality of Glarus Nord, accessed on June 8, 2011.