Engi, Switzerland

Engi
Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms
Engi
Coordinates: 46°59′N 9°09′E / 46.983°N 9.150°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 9°09′E / 46.983°N 9.150°E
Country Switzerland
Canton Glarus
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation 812 m (2,664 ft)
Population (December 2013)
 • Total 609
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Postal code 8765
SFOS number 1606
Surrounded by Flums (SG), Matt, Quarten (SG), Schwanden, Sool
Website www.engi.ch
SFSO statistics

Engi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Engi consists of the three adjacent village parts of Engi-Vorderdorf, Engi-Dörfli and Engi-Hinterdorf.

History

Engi is first mentioned in 1350 as ze engi.[1]

On 1 January 2011, Engi became part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.

Geography

Avalanche trail in the mountains above Engi

Engi has an area, as of 2006, of 40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi). Of this area, 38.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (24.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]

Engi is located in the lower Sernf river valley and on the right bank of the river. It consists of the village of Engi with the village sections of Vorderdorf, Dörfli and Hinterdorf.

Transport

The Sernftalbus operates an hourly bus service linking Engi with Schwanden railway station, Elm, and other communities in the valley of the Sernf river between them. The service replaces the Sernftal tramway that operated between 1905 and 1969, over a similar route. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.[3][4]

Demographics

Engi has a population (as of 31 December 2013) of 609.[5] As of 2007, 6.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.6%).[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 59.1% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 29.5% of the vote.[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Engi about 61.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Engi has an unemployment rate of 0.76%. As of 2005, there were 62 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 108 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 78 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 15 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year population
1777 267 adult males
1850 1,197
1900 1,160
1950 1,122
2000 656

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Engi in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Sep-2009
  3. ↑ "Sernftalbus - Fahrplan 2015" [Sernftalbus - Timetable 2015] (PDF) (in German). Autobetrieb Sernftal AG. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Sernftalbahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch (in German). Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  5. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
  6. ↑ Canton Glarus population growth (German) accessed 9 September 2009
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