Niederurnen | |
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Coordinates: 47°8′N9°3′E / 47.133°N 9.050°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Glarus |
District | n.a. |
Area | |
• Total | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 3,928 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 8867 |
SFOS number | 1622 |
Localities | Ziegelbrücke |
Surrounded by | Bilten, Mollis, Oberurnen, Schänis (SG), Schübelbach (SZ), Weesen (SG) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Niederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 1101 as Niter Urnnen. [1]
Niederurnen has an area, as of 2006 [update] , of 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 37.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). [2]
Niederurnen is located in the Glarner Unterland at the mouth of the Niederurnertal or Alpental valley. It consists of the village of Niederurnen and the industrial park of Ziegelbrücke, which is separated from the rest of the municipality by the A3 highway.
Niederurnen has a population (as of 2010) of 3,928. As of 2007 [update] , 24.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [3] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000 [update] ) speaks German (83.1%), with Italian being second most common (5.6%) and Albanian being third (2.8%). [2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 61.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 31.9% of the vote. [2]
In Niederurnen 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]
Niederurnen has an unemployment rate of 1.53%. As of 2005 [update] , there were 65 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector. 798 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 47 businesses in this sector. 1,145 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 161 businesses in this sector. [2]
The historical population is given in the following table: [1]
year | population |
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1543 | c. 200 |
1701 | 532 |
1799 | 770 |
1850 | 1,505 |
1900 | 1,873 |
1950 | 2,931 |
2000 | 3,741 |
Nieder- und Oberurnen railway station is on the Weesen to Linthal railway line. It is served by the Zürich S-Bahn service S25 between Linthal and Zürich, and by the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S6 between Rapperswil and Schwanden. As of the December 2023 timetable change, [update] both services operate once per hour, combining to provide two trains per hour between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden. [4] [5] [6]
Niederurnen is located on the A3 motorway.
Glarus is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.
Betschwanden is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Ennenda is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Ennenda is part of the municipality of Glarus.
Haslen is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Mitlödi is a village and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Mollis is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mollis is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Näfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
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.
Schwanden is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Rüti is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Oberurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Oberurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the Linth Channel in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, with the Linth forming the boundary between these municipalities.
Glarus Nord is one of three municipalities of the canton of Glarus, Switzerland.
Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke in Switzerland. Whilst the village is shared between the municipality of Glarus Nord, in the canton of Glarus, and the municipality of Schänis, in the canton of St. Gallen, the station is located in the Gemarkung of Schänis, where it is the larger of two railway stations.
Glarus railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line.
Mitlödi railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Mitlödi.
Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line of Swiss Federal Railways, and serves the twin villages of Niederurnen and Oberurnen.
Näfels-Mollis railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the twin villages of Näfels and Mollis.
Netstal railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Netstal.
The S6 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Rapperswil and Schwanden, in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. A limited number of trains continue from Schwanden to Linthal. Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen, operates the service.