Mühlehorn

Mühlehorn
Country Switzerland Canton Glarus District n.a. 47°7′N 9°10′E / 47.117°N 9.167°E / 47.117; 9.167Coordinates: 47°7′N 9°10′E / 47.117°N 9.167°E / 47.117; 9.167
Population	437 (December 2009)
- Density	56 /km2 (146 /sq mi)
Area	7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Postal code	8874
SFOS number	1618
Surrounded by	Amden (SG), Obstalden, Quarten (SG)
Website	www.muehlehorn.ch SFSO statistics
Mühlehorn
Map of Mühlehorn

Mühlehorn is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mühlehorn is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

History

Mühlehorn is first mentioned in 1551 as Mülihorn.^[1]

Geography

Mühlehorn at Walensee

Mühlehorn has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

Mühlehorn is located on the southern shore of the Walensee. It consists of the village of Mühlehorn and the hamlets of Vortobel, Tiefenwinkel and Mühletal which are on the north-east border of the canton.

Demographics

Mühlehorn has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 437.^[3] As of 2007^[update], 13.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (88.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 7.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).^[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 54% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 31% of the vote.^[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mühlehorn about 67.3% 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]

Mühlehorn has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. As of 2005^[update], there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.^[2]

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

year	population
1888	538
1900	531
1950	631
2000	441

Transportation

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mühlehorn in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Sep-2009
3. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 4 April 2011. Numbers are from December 2009 but cover the new municipal borders from 2011.
4. ^ Canton Glarus population growth (German) accessed 9 September 2009