Schwändi, Glarus
| Schwändi | ||
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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  Schwändi | ||
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Location of Schwändi  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°4′E / 47.000°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 9°4′E / 47.000°N 9.067°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Glarus | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 701 m (2,300 ft) | |
| Population (December 2013) | ||
| • Total | 476 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8762 | |
| SFOS number | 1628 | |
| Surrounded by | Glarus, Mitlödi, Schwanden | |
| Website |
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Schwändi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
History
Schwändi is first mentioned in 1350 as Swendi.[1]
On 1 January 2011, Schwändi became part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Geography
Schwändi has an area, as of 2006, of 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi). 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).[2]
Transport
The Sernftalbus operates an hourly bus service linking Schwändi with Schwanden railway station. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.[3]
Demographics
Schwändi has a population (as of 31 December 2013) of 476.[4] As of 2007, 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.5%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 64.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 29.7% of the vote.[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Schwändi about 79.1% 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]
Schwändi has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. As of 2005, 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 and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[2]
References
- ↑ Schwändi in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Sep-2009
- ↑ "Sernftalbus - Fahrplan 2015" [Sernftalbus - Timetable 2015] (PDF) (in German). Autobetrieb Sernftal AG. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
- ↑ Canton Glarus population growth (German) accessed 9 September 2009
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