Lynx singing

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Lynx singing
Coat of arms of Luchsingen
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus (GL)
District : No district divisionw
Political community : Glarus Southi2
Postal code : 8775
former BFS no. : 1614
Coordinates : 721 649  /  203032 coordinates: 46 ° 58 '2 "  N , 9 ° 2' 14"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and twenty-one thousand six hundred and forty-nine  /  203032
Height : 572  m above sea level M.
Area : 30.76  km²
Residents: 1119 (December 31, 2010)
Population density : 36 inhabitants per km²
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Luchsingen (Switzerland)
Lynx singing
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2011

Luchsingen is a place of the political municipality Glarus Süd in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland .

geography

Local division

The hamlet of Adlenbach belongs to the village of Luchsingen and is characterized by an intact town center with old Glarus houses. The hamlet of Dornhaus belongs to the village of Diesbach GL.

A small cable car leads from Luchsingen to the Brunnenberg . The mountain station is located 400 meters below the Oberblegisees .

The Zeinenfurggel pass connects Luchsingen with the Klöntal .

history

Coat of arms of Luchsingen until 2003

Up to and including 2003 Luchsingen was an independent political municipality. On January 1, 2004, Luchsingen was combined with Hätzingen and Diesbach to form the municipality of Luchsingen.

local community Residents BFS no
Lynx singing 577 1614
Hätzingen 359 1611
Diesbach GL 221 1604
Lynx singing 1157 1614

The village became a new municipality as part of the Glarus municipal reform on January 1, 2011 with the municipalities of Betschwanden , Braunwald , Elm , Engi , Haslen , Linthal , Matt , Mitlödi , Rüti (GL) , Schwanden (GL) , Schwändi , and Sool Glarus South amalgamated.

Surname

The name Luchsingen is of Alemannic origin. This suggests a settlement around 800 to 1000 AD. As with all place names on -ingen, -ikon, -igen etc., Luchsingen is also originally a farm. The prefix "Luchs-" leads back to the Alemanni Luzzo. Luchsingen does not derive its name directly from the lynx, but from a person who was named after this animal (possibly because of its strong properties).

Personalities

  • Luchsingen village center

  • Entrance to the village of Diesbach

  • Old school house in Diesbach

  • Village center of Hätzingen

  • Leglerhütte

  • Historical aerial photo from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1923

Web links

Commons : Luchsingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files