Mühlehorn

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Mühlehorn
Mühlehorn coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus (GL)
District : No district divisionw
Political community : Glarus Northi2
Postal code : 8874
former BFS no. : 1618
Coordinates : 731 633  /  220079 coordinates: 47 ° 7 '7 "  N , 9 ° 10' 24"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and thirty-one thousand six hundred and thirty-three  /  220079
Height : 428  m above sea level M.
Area : 7.75  km²
Residents: 416 (December 31, 2010)
Population density : 54 inhabitants per km²
Mühlehorn

Mühlehorn

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Mühlehorn (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2011

Mühlehorn is a former political municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland .

As part of the Glarus community reform on January 1, 2011, the village was merged with the communities of Bilten , Filzbach , Mollis , Näfels , Niederurnen , Oberurnen and Obstalden to form the new community of Glarus Nord .

geography

Historical aerial photo from the north from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919
Mühlehorn at the Walensee

Mühlehorn lies below the Kerenzerberg on the south bank of the Walensee . Along with Filzbach and Obstalden, Mühlehorn is one of three larger towns in the canton of Glarus to the east of the Kerenzerberg pass. The hamlets Vortobel and Tiefenwinkel belong to the community . The Meerenbach forms a small delta ( Horn ) here. Mühlehorn is the only Glarus village to be located directly on the lake. 4% of the community area is settlement, 34% is used for agriculture, 52% is forested and 10% is unproductive.

population

The population has decreased by 3.6% since 1992. 89% of the inhabitants speak German, 8% Serbo-Croatian and 1.1% Italian, 1.9% are other linguistic minorities.

politics

Mayor was Willy Kamm (FDP 2010). In the district elections on June 21, 2006, the FDP received 2 and the SVP 1 seat in the constituency of Mühlehorn - Obstalden - Filzbach .

economy

The economic development began with the use of water power in mills, hammer mills, saws and trotters. Some local business has established itself; A boat building, the hard gravel works Mühlehorn-Quinten (the gravel transport systems at the train station were demolished after the closure in 2012), a construction company, a cardboard box and a supplier of textile machine accessories offer around 200 local jobs. 52.5% of the employed population are commuters. In contrast to most of the other localities in the canton of Glarus, the inhabitants of Mühlehorn are more oriented towards the Sarganserland .

traffic

Mühlehorn has a motorway connection to the A3 motorway and is served by the SBB and the “Glarner Bus” on the Mühlehorn line via Näfels to Bilten . Mühlehorn is on the SBB railway line from Zurich to Chur . The Walensee ships dock in Mühlehorn.

history

Village picture of Mühlehorn with the Hammerschmitte from the 18th century (front left)
View of the train station with Art Nouveau ornaments, the baroque church and the Mürtschenstock

Mühlehorn was first mentioned in documents as Mülihorn in 1551. Until 1806 it belonged to Obstalden. The first mill is historically tangible in 1575.

The master builder Hans Jacob Messmer , who lived in the vicinity of Hans Ulrich Grubenmann , built the church, consecrated in 1761, in the Baroque style .

The Catholic Chapel of St. Fridolin was created around 1940 by converting the terrace of a historic villa on the lake.

Since July 1, 1859, Mühlehorn has been accessible by a railway line Rüti ZH - Rapperswil - Sargans . The resulting railway line Ziegelbrücke-Chur was moved into a tunnel after rock falls caused by marl mining . The railway tunnel was built by 1899 and the old railway line was converted into a non-asphalt road.

Attractions

The old hammer forge, driven by the Meerenbach, is one of the oldest working blacksmiths in Switzerland. It was saved through the efforts of the Glarus Homeland Security and is run by an artisan. Visits are possible.

Personalities

  • Willy Kamm (1945–2016), Member of the Government and Finance Director (1996–2006), Mayor, President Heidiland Holiday Region

Web links

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