Netstal

Netstal
Country Switzerland Canton Glarus District n.a. 47°04′N 9°03′E / 47.067°N 9.05°E / 47.067; 9.05Coordinates: 47°04′N 9°03′E / 47.067°N 9.05°E / 47.067; 9.05
Population	2,841 (December 2009)
- Density	267 /km2 (692 /sq mi)
Area	10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Postal code	8754
SFOS number	1620
Surrounded by	Ennenda, Glarus, Mollis, Näfels, Riedern
Website	www.netstal.ch SFSO statistics
Netstal
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Netstal is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Netstal is part of the municipality of Glarus.

History

Netstal is first mentioned in 1289 as Netstal.^[1]

Geography

Netstal has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 10.7 km² (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 30.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (26.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

Netstal is located in the Glarner Mittelland on the eastern foot of the Wiggis mountain and at the confluence of the Löntsch river (from the Klöntal) into the Linth river. It consists of the hamlets of Netstal, Leuzingen and Löntschen.

Demographics

Netstal Catholic Church

Netstal Swiss Reformed Church

Netstal has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 2,841.^[3] As of 2007^[update], 25.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (79.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 6.9%) and Albanian being third ( 4.1%).^[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 50.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 39.7% of the vote.^[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Netstal about 59.4% 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]

Netstal has an unemployment rate of 1.51%. As of 2005^[update], there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 816 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 51 businesses in this sector. 739 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 95 businesses in this sector.^[2]

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

year	population
1799	1,372
1850	2,101
1900	2,003
1950	2,654
2000	2,813

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Netstal 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

External links

• Media related to Netstal at Wikimedia Commons