Diesbach is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and

canton of Glarus 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 ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

History

Diesbach is first recorded in 1350 as ''Diesbach''. In 2004, the municipality of Diesbach was merged into the municipality of Luchsingen. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Luchsingen was itself merged into the new municipality of

Glarus Süd Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Lintha ...

Geography

Diesbach is located in the valley of the Linth river, with the village situated on the east bank of the river, at an elevation of approximately . The village of

Betschwanden Betschwanden is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. History Betschwanden is first recorded in 1240 in the phrase ''in Beswando''. Until 1395, Betschwanden was obliged to p ...

lies to the south and

Hätzingen Hätzingen is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. History Hätzingen is first recorded in 1350 as ''Hezzinge(n)''. In 2004, the municipality of Hätzingen was merged int ...

to the north. Above the village to the south-east is the mountain of

Kärpf The Kärpf (or Chärpf) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of . The Kärpf is the highest point of the massif lying north of Richetli Pass (). This range separates the two main valleys of Glarus: the main Linth valley with the vi ...

().

Transport

Diesbach is located on the Hauptstrasse 17, which runs the length of the canton of Glarus before climbing the

Klausen Pass Klausen Pass (German: ''Klausenpass''; elevation: ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie ...

into the

canton of Uri The canton of Uri (german: Kanton Uri rm, Chantun Uri; french: Canton d'Uri; it, Canton Uri) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territ ...

, as well as on the Weesen to Linthal railway line that parallels the main road and the Linth river through Glarus. The high alpine Klausen Pass is normally only open to traffic between June and September, and for the rest of the year the road and railway up the valley form the only access to the village. The village is served by

Diesbach-Betschwanden railway station Diesbach-Betschwanden railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It takes its name from the nearby villages of Diesbach and Betschwanden. The station is situated on the Weesen to Lintha ...

, which is served by the hourly Zürich S-Bahn service S25 between Linthal and Zurich.

Demographics

The historical population of Diesbach is given in the following table:

References

External links

*
''Diesbach''
from Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German) *
Former municipalities of the canton of Glarus Villages in the canton of Glarus {{Glarus-geo-stub