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Niederurnen
Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Niederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 1101 as ''Niter Urnnen''. Geography Niederurnen has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Niederurnen is located in the ''Glarner Unterland'' at the mouth of the ''Niederurnertal'' or ''Alpental'' valley. It consists of the village of Niederurnen and the industrial park of Ziegelbrücke, which is separated from the rest of the municipality by the A3 highway. Demographics Niederurnen has a population (as of 2010) of 3,928. , 24.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glarus Nord
Glarus Nord is one of three municipalities of the canton of Glarus, Switzerland (the others being Glarus and Glarus Süd). Effective from 1 January 2011, Glarus Nord incorporates the former municipalities of Bilten, Filzbach, Mollis, Mühlehorn, Näfels, Niederurnen, Oberurnen and Obstalden.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 18 February 2011 History Bilten 
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Ziegelbrücke
Ziegelbrücke is a village in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. Geography and political situation The village of Ziegelbrücke is divided by the Linth into two halves: The northern part, including Ziegelbrücke railway station, is located in the municipality of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. The southern part, on the other side of the Linth, is located in the canton of Glarus in the municipality of Glarus Nord. History and Economics At the former Roman tariff station, near the ''Maag'' and Linth rivers between Lake Walen and Lake Zürich, a Mercury (mythology) statue was found. The center of the village is situated on the territory of the canton of Glarus around ''Fritz & Caspar Jenny AG'', a spinning and weaving factoring established in 1833, and which is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The vocational school of Glarus is also situated in the Glarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A3 Motorway (Switzerland)
The A3 is a motorway in northeast Switzerland, running diagonally from France toward the southeast border, and passing by Zürich on the way. The total length of the A3 motorway spans roughly , but parts of the road share sections of the A1 and A2 motorways. The A3 belongs to the Swiss motorway network. It starts at the border in Basel, where it connects to French motorway A35. From the Wiese Motorway Fork, the route is shared with the A2. At Augst, the motorway splits, with the A2 branching off and the A3 continuing past Rheinfelden and Frick. After the Bözberg tunnel is the Birrfeld Motorway Fork, near Birmenstorf. Here, the A1 and A3 share the same route as far as Motorway Interchange Limmattal, where the A3 goes towards Urdorf and the Uetliberg Tunnel which was opened on May 4, 2009. After Zürich the motorway weaves through the hills of the south-east bank of Lake Zürich. It continues along the Walensee (Walen Lake), and on to Mels where it ends at a junction w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollis
Mollis is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mollis is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Mollis is first mentioned in 1288. Geography Mollis has an area, , of . Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on the right side of the Linth valley. It includes the area from the Linth Canal and Walensee to the ''Schlattbach'' in the ''Netstal''. It consists of the village of Mollis and the hamlets of Beglingen on the Kerenzerberg and the alpine settlement of Mullern. Demographics Mollis had a population (as of 2010) of 3,337. , 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberurnen
Oberurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Oberurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Oberurnen is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Obern Urannen''. Geography Oberurnen has an area, , of . Of this area, 45.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Oberurnen is located in the ''Glarner Unterland''. Demographics Oberurnen has a population (as of 2010) of 1,963. , 24.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Canton Glarus population growth accessed 9 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schänis
Schänis is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Schänis is first mentioned in 972 as ''Schennines''. Until 1798 it was the capital of the Herrschaft of Gaster and until 1831 it was the capital of the District. In the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars, it was the site of several battles between the Habsburg forces and the French Revolutionary Army: in particular, the first and second battles of Zurich and the Battle of Winterthur were fought there, or nearby. It was considered part of territory necessary to hold if the Coalition forces were to secure the Swiss Cantons. On the morning of 25 September, prior to the second Battle of Zurich, Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze and his chief of staff were killed there while conducted a reconnaissance ride near the village of Schänis, on the Linth river by a party French scouts from the 25th Demi-brigade. Ebert. As of Stel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schübelbach
Schübelbach is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography Schübelbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Schübelbach has a population (as of ) of . , 25.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (85.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.6%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weesen, Switzerland
Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Geography Weesen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent a Bendlet Gules between two Lions counterpassant of the same.'' Demographics Weesen has a population (as of ) of . , about 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 31 are from Germany, 12 are from Italy, 77 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 18 are from Austria, 3 are from Turkey, and 44 are from another country.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieder- Und Oberurnen Railway Station
Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station (german: Bahnhof Nieder- und Oberurnen) is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line of Swiss Federal Railways, and serves the twin villages of Niederurnen and Oberurnen. The station is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S6 between Rapperswil and Schwanden, which operates hourly. Services the following services stop at Nieder- and Oberurnen: * St. Gallen S-Bahn The St. Gallen S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn St. Gallen) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail in Eastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Gris ... : hourly service between and . References External links * * Nieder- and Oberurnen Nieder- and Oberurnen {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glarus (canton)
The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christian, about evenly split between Protestants and Catholics. History According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk Saint Fridolin, the founder of Säckingen Abbey in what is now the German state of Baden-Württemberg. From the 9th century, the area around Glarus was owned by Säckingen Abbey, the town of Glarus being recorded as ''Clarona''. The Alemanni began to settle in the valley from the early 8th century. The Alemannic German language took hold only gradually, and was dominant by the 11th century. By 1288, the Habsburgs had claimed all the abbey's rights. Glarus joined the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1352 as one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilten
Bilten is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Bilten is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Bilten is first mentioned in 1050 as ''Billitun''. Geography Bilten has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Bilten was the most northerly municipality in the canton and is located on the southern end of the Linth river. It consists of the linear village of Bilten, with the village sections of Ober-, Unterbilten and Rufi, and the hamlet of Ussbühl which is located on the border with the Canton of Schwyz. Demographics Bilten had a population (as of 2010) of 2,001. , 28.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
