Vorderthal
| Vorderthal | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | March |
| BFS no. : | 1348 |
| Postal code : | 8857 |
| Coordinates : | 710 975 / 219 873 |
| Height : | 735 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 591–1695 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 27.97 km² |
| Residents: | 1015 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
8.3% (December 31, 2,015) |
| Website: | www.vorderthal.ch |
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Vorderthal is a municipality in the March district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Vorderthal shows a key and a sword. These symbols stand for the two saints Peter and Paul, the namesake of the village church.
geography
Vorderthal lies at the foot of the Grosse Aubrig at the starting point of the Satteleggpass . The municipality begins at 602 m above sea level. M. and extends up to 1695 m on the Aubrig. The community itself is located in a gentle hollow, surrounded by wooded hills. As the original alpine area of the valley communities in the March, the Wägital is still strongly characterized by agriculture. The agricultural area is 35% and the wood and forest portion 60% of the community area, about 3% is unproductive.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1950 | 930 |
| 1970 | 873 |
| 1990 | 946 |
| 2000 | 1018 |
| 2010 | 1025 |
The most commonly spoken language is German with over 98%, followed by Albanian and Italian.
politics
Four parties are currently active in the political life of the small community of Vorderthal. The SVP has 68%, the SP 8%, the CVP 10% and the FDP 14% of the vote.
economy
The topographical and geographical situation prevented the settlement of industrial companies. The local trade covers the needs to a large extent and is diversified into the main and ancillary construction trades, gastronomy and tourism, transport, as well as agriculture and forestry.
The AG Kraftwerk Wägital produces electricity in plants, some of which are located in Vorderthal (e.g. in Rempen ). The power plant company and thus all the plants belong to the Northeast Swiss Power Plants (NOK) and 50% of the power plant of the City of Zurich (EWZ).
58.9% of the working population have their job outside in another municipality, mostly in the March.
traffic
The closest motorway exits are in Lachen and Reichenburg, each around 15 km away. There is a bus line from Uznach via Siebnen-Wangen to Wägital.
history
The first settlement in Wägital can be found around the year 406. The rule of the County of Alt-Rapperswil over the Wägital lasted until 1350. The two communities of Vorderthal and Innerthal separated in 1776. The parish followed this step in 1816. Since 1999 it has been linked again with that of Innerthal in the Roman Catholic parish of Wägital. After some difficulties, the road through the gorge into Wägital was completed in 1861. The old narrow way over Stalden has had its day. The Satteleggstrasse was built between 1940 and 1942. This creates a connection to the Sihl valley and central Switzerland , giving the valley some new impetus.
Attractions
literature
- Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume I: The districts of Einsiedeln, Höfe and March. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 1). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1927.
- Albert Jörger: The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume 2: The district of March. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1989 (Art Monuments of Switzerland, Volume 82). ISBN 3-909158-22-6 . Pp. 466-481.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Vorderthal
- Josef Wiget: Vorderthal. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
