Klöntal
The Klöntal is a valley in the Swiss canton of Glarus .
geography
The Klöntalersee lies at approx. 850 m above sea level. M. and is fed by the Chlü and various smaller waterfalls. In the past, the lake was used by the population for wintry ice breakage. Today it serves as a storage lake for an Axpo AG power plant .
The valley belongs to the municipality of Glarus up to the canton border , it is a scattered settlement . The main livelihood is agriculture, for tourism there are restaurants and two campsites.
traffic
The Klöntal is only served by Postbuses from Glarus in summer (May - October) , but they do not run at noon. The terminus is in Richisau (last houses before the canton border). The road leads along the left (northern) shore of the lake, but is not safe for winter.
The Pragelpass connects the Klöntal with the Muotatal , but is closed to motorized traffic on weekends (only accessible with bicycles ).
history
Richisau was known as a health resort in the second half of the 19th century, which was also visited by artists such as Conrad Ferdinand Meyer , Carl Spitteler and Arnold Böcklin and appreciated for the beauty of the landscape.
Quote
“Finally, on the hill of a dominant heap, we see the Klöntalersee in the distance, apparently lying on our surface, in reality several hundred meters below. Anyone who succeeds in finding cheap lighting, i.e. sunbeams, possibly evening sunbeams, will declare this point to be one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. Because the framing, lighting, coloring and reflection of the Klöntalersee result in a natural beauty of the first order. "
literature
- The Klöntal, a gem in the Glarus region: landscape - history - art. Museum des Landes Glarus, Näfels 1996, ISBN 3-907071-05-0 .
- André van Sprundel (Ed.): Dream perspectives - Magic of the Swiss landscape: Klöntal. Baeschlin, Glarus 2011, ISBN 978-3-85546-227-8 .
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Klöntal. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Information about the Klöntal , private website
- Materials for the deconstruction of a landscape. 1997
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '7.4 " N , 8 ° 59' 33.8" E ; CH1903: 718 112 / 210542