Riedern

Riedern
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Riedern
Riedern Show map of Switzerland Riedern Show map of Canton of Glarus
Coordinates: 47°2′N9°3′E / 47.033°N 9.050°E / 47.033; 9.050
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	726
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8750
SFOS number	1625
Surrounded by	Glarus, Netstal
Website	www.riedern.ch SFSO statistics

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

History

Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Riedern is first mentioned in 1350 as Riedern. ^[1]

Geography

Riedern school house

Riedern has an area, as of 2006 ^[update] , of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). ^[2]

Riedern is at the entrance to the Klöntal and is north-west of Glarus.

Demographics

Riedern had a population (as of 2010) of 734. As of 2007 ^[update] , 16.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. ^[3] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ^[update] ) speaks German (82.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 8.4%) and Turkish being third ( 4.5%). ^[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 49% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 39.6% of the vote. ^[2]

About 62.4% 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]

Riedern has an unemployment rate of 2.31%. As of 2005 ^[update] , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 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
1777	102 Adult Males
1850	341
1900	556
1950	660
2000	622
2005	740

References

1. Riedern in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14-Sep-2009
3. Canton Glarus population growth Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 September 2009