Sool, Switzerland
| Sool | ||
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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Location of Sool  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°5′E / 47.000°N 9.083°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 9°5′E / 47.000°N 9.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Glarus | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) | |
| Population (December 2013) | ||
| • Total | 296 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8762 | |
| SFOS number | 1629 | |
| Surrounded by | Engi, Ennenda, Mitlödi, Obstalden, Quarten (SG), Schwanden | |
| Website |
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Sool is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
History
Sool is first mentioned between 1303-07 as soler tagwan.[1]
On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Sool was merged into the new municipality of Glarus Süd.
Geography
Sool has an area, as of 2006, of 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
Transport
The Sernftalbus operates an bus service linking Sool with Schwanden railway station, with several return journeys a day. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.[3]
Demographics
Sool has a population (as of 31 December 2013) of 296.[4] As of 2007, 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.0%), with Russian being second most common ( 1.0%) and Rhaeto-Romance being third ( 0.3%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 80% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 14.4% of the vote.[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Sool about 72.9% 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]
Sool has an unemployment rate of 1.5%. As of 2005, there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[2]
References
- ↑ Sool 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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