Schwändi is a village, and former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
, in the
municipality of Glarus Süd and
canton of Glarus
The canton of Glarus ( ; ; ; ) is a cantons of Switzerland, 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 Christianity in Switzer ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
History
Schwändi is first mentioned in 1350 as ''Swendi''.
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On 1 January 2011, Schwändi became part of the new municipality of ]Glarus Süd
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Glarus, Braunwald, Diesbach, Glarus, Diesbach, Elm, Sw ...
.
Geography
The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of on the west side of the valley of the Linth river. The villages of Schwanden and Mitlödi
Mitlödi is a village and former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
History
Mitlödi is first mentioned in 1320 as ''Mitlodi''. The coat of arms was officially adop ...
lie below it, by the river.[
Schwändi has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of . The area extends to the west of the village to the peak of the Vorder Glärnisch (). Of this area, 33% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).][
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Transport
The Sernftalbus operates an hourly bus service linking Schwändi with Schwanden railway station
Schwanden railway station () is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Schwanden.
Between 1905 and 1969, ...
. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.
Demographics
Schwändi has a population (as of ) of . , 8.4% 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 10.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.5%).
accessed 14-Sep-2009[
In Schwändi about 79.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory ]upper secondary education
Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education.
Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
or additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
'').[
Schwändi has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the ]secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...
, with 7 businesses in this sector.[
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References
External links
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''Schwändi''
from the Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwandi
Former municipalities of the canton of Glarus