Diesbach, Glarus
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Diesbach
| settlement_type = Village (and former municipality)
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Switzerland
| subdivision_type1 = Canton
| subdivision_name1 = Glarus
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Glarus Süd
| image_skyline = Diesbach vilagheniro (komunumo Luchsingen) 112.jpg
| image_map = Karte Gemeinde Diesbach 2003.png
| map_caption = The former municipal area (2003)
| image_shield = GW-GL-Diesbach.png
| coordinates = {{coord|46|57|4|N|9|01|53|E|region:CH|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m = 604
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Diesbach is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?zoom=8&X=201372.75&Y=721335.50&lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe | accessdate = 2015-04-29}}
History
Diesbach is first recorded in 1350 as Diesbach.{{cite web | url = http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F761.php | title = Diesbach (GL) | language = French | work = Historical Dictionary of Switzerland | date = 2014-03-11 | accessdate = 2015-05-06}}
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.{{cite web | url = http://www.glarus-sued.ch/xml_1/internet/de/intro.cfm | title = Gemeinde Glarus Süd | publisher = Gemeinde Glarus Süd | language = German | trans-title = Glarus Süd Municipality | accessdate = 27 April 2015 | archive-date = 22 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150522041452/http://www.glarus-sued.ch/xml_1/internet/de/intro.cfm | url-status = dead }}
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 {{convert|604|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The village of Betschwanden lies to the south and Hätzingen to the north. Above the village to the south-east is the mountain of Kärpf ({{convert|2794|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}).
Transport
Diesbach is located on the Hauptstrasse 17, which runs the length of the canton of Glarus before climbing the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri, 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, which is served by the hourly Zürich S-Bahn service S25 between Linthal and Zurich.{{cite web|url=https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/sbahn.pdf |title=S-Bahn trains, buses and boats |publisher=ZVV |access-date=16 December 2023 | date=10 December 2023}}{{cite web | url = https://www.öv-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/736.pdf| title = Ziegelbrücke - Linthal | publisher = Bundesamt für Verkehr | access-date = 16 December 2023 | date=15 September 2023}}
Demographics
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Diesbach}}
- [http://www.glarus-sued.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d242/f260.cfm Diesbach] from Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
- {{HDS|761|Diesbach (GL)}}
{{Municipalities of the canton of Glarus}}
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Category:Former municipalities of the canton of Glarus
Category:Villages in the canton of Glarus
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