Filzbach

Filzbach
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Filzbach
Filzbach Show map of Switzerland Filzbach Show map of Canton of Glarus
Coordinates: 47°07′N9°08′E / 47.117°N 9.133°E / 47.117; 9.133
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi)
Elevation	682 m (2,238 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	509
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8757
SFOS number	1608
Surrounded by	Amden (SG), Ennenda, Mollis, Obstalden, Weesen (SG)
Website	www.filzbach.ch SFSO statistics

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

History

Filzbach is first mentioned in 1394 as Vilentzspach. ^[1]

Geography

Amden and Walensee seen from Filzbach

Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Filzbach has an area, as of 2006 ^[update] , of 13.9 km² (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). ^[2]

The municipality is located on a terrace of the Kerenzerberg mountain above the Walensee. Talalpsee and Spaneggsee are located above the lake.

Demographics

Filzbach had a population (as of 2010) of 509. As of 2007 ^[update] , 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. ^[3] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ^[update] ) speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%). ^[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SPS with 42.5% of the vote. ^[2]

In Filzbach about 66.5% 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]

Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. As of 2005 ^[update] , there were 33 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 190 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector. ^[2]

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

year	population
1888	418
1900	407
1950	393
2000	542

References

1. Filzbach in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed 10-Sep-2009
3. Canton Glarus population growth Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 September 2009

External links

• Filzbach in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .