Filzbach
{{Short description|Village in Switzerland}}
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Filzbach
| municipality_type = former
| image_photo = Filzbach lernejo 228.jpg
| imagepath_coa = Filzbach-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Glarus
| iso-code-region = CH-GL
| district = n.a.
|coordinates = {{coord|47|07|N|9|08|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8757
| municipality_code = 1608
| area = 13.93
| elevation = 682|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-GL|1608}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-GL}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-GL}}
| website = www.filzbach.ch
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| 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
Geography
File:AmdenWalensee2.JPG and Walensee seen from Filzbach]]
File:ETH-BIB-Filzbach aus 500 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003394.tif (1923)]]
Filzbach has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|13.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. 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. {{as of|2007}}, 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[http://www.gl.ch/documents/Entwicklung_Wohnbevoelkerung_GL_2008.pdf Canton Glarus population growth] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234931/http://www.gl.ch/documents/Entwicklung_Wohnbevoelkerung_GL_2008.pdf |date=June 6, 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 9 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html |date=September 4, 2011 }} accessed 10-Sep-2009
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%. {{as of|2005}}, 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:{{HDS|765|Filzbach}}
| class="wikitable" |
| year
! population |
|---|
| 1888
| 418 |
| 1900
| 407 |
| 1950
| 393 |
| 2000
| 542 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Filzbach}}
- {{HDS|765|Filzbach}}
{{Municipalities of the canton of Glarus}}
{{Authority control}}