Ussbühl
| Ussbühl | ||
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Glarus (GL)
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| District : | No district division | |
| Political community : | Glarus North | |
| Postal code : | 8865 Bilten | |
| Coordinates : | 718 234 / 224 715 | |
| Height : | 489 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 91 (2014) | |
| Website: | www.glarus-nord.ch | |
 Ussbühl from the south |
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Ussbühl , also called Ussbüel or Nussbühl , is a hamlet in the political municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus .
history
Until Glarus Nord was founded in 2010, Ussbühl belonged to the municipality of Bilten . In the middle of the 11th century, when Bilten was still called Billitun , the later Ussbühl was mentioned as Uspo . In 1345 a chapel was built in Uspo, which in the 16th century is called the Katharinen Chapel.
location
The scattered settlement lies between the Lediwald , part of the Niderenwald in the south-west and the Peat Stichsee in the north-east. The courtyards are grouped along Landstrasse ( Hauptstrasse 3 from Zurich to Glarus) and on the surrounding streets Lediweg, Gerbistrasse, Ussbühl, Niederrietstrasse and Grindwiesstrasse .
economy
The most important branches of business are agriculture , hospitality and small businesses. The largest employer is the international transport company Walter Heussi, which is run in the second generation.
Personalities
- Heinrich Lienhard (1822–1903) was born here and later emigrated to the USA
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Bilten. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . (Mention)
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Knapp, Maurice Borel, Victor Attinger, Heinrich Brunner, Société neuchâteloise de geographie (editor): Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 3: Krailigen - Plentsch . Verlag Gebrüder Attinger, Neuenburg 1905, p. 611, keyword Nussbühl or Ussbühl ( scan of the lexicon page ).
- ↑ kathglarus.ch: Niederurnen-Bilten , accessed on January 30, 2012
- ↑ gctag.ch: The Ritterhaus in Bilten ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed January 30, 2012
