Filzbach
Village in Switzerland
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::summary Village in Switzerland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Swiss town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Filzbach |
| municipality_type | former |
| image_photo | Filzbach lernejo 228.jpg |
| imagepath_coa | Filzbach-coat of arms.svg |
| canton | Glarus |
| iso-code-region | CH-GL |
| district | n.a. |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 8757 |
| municipality_code | 1608 |
| area | 13.93 |
| elevation | 682 |
| population | |
| website | www.filzbach.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Amden (SG), Ennenda, Mollis, Obstalden, Weesen (SG) |
| :: |
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Filzbach is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Filzbach is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
History
Filzbach is first mentioned in 1394 as Vilentzspach.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/AmdenWalensee2.JPG" caption="[[Amden]] and [[Walensee]] seen from Filzbach"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/ETH-BIB-Filzbach_aus_500_m-Inlandflüge-LBS_MH01-003394.tif" caption="Aerial view from 500 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1923)"] ::
Filzbach has an area, , of 13.9 km2. Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on a terrace of the Kerenzerberg mountain above the Walensee. Talalpsee and Spaneggsee are located above the lake.
Demographics
Filzbach had a population (as of 2010) of 509. , 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SPS with 42.5% of the vote.
In Filzbach about 66.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , there were 33 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 190 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 418 |
| 1900 | 407 |
| 1950 | 393 |
| 2000 | 542 |
| :: |
References
References
- [http://www.gl.ch/documents/Entwicklung_Wohnbevoelkerung_GL_2008.pdf Canton Glarus population growth] {{webarchive. link. (June 6, 2011 {{in lang). de accessed 9 September 2009
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (September 4, 2011 accessed 10-Sep-2009)
- {{HDS. 765. Filzbach
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