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.
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 9°10′E / 47.117°N 9.167°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
| • Total | 416 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8874 |
| SFOS number | 1618 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GL |
| Surrounded by | Amden (SG), Obstalden, Quarten (SG) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
editMühlehorn is first mentioned in 1551 as Mülihorn.[1]
Geography
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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
editMühlehorn had a population (as of 2010) of 416. As of 2007[update], 13.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[3] 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]
During 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]
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 | Percent Change |
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| 1888 | 538 | |
| 1900 | 531 | -1.30% |
| 1950 | 631 | 18.83% |
| 2000 | 441 | -30.11% |
Transportation
editThe municipality is located on the A3 motorway.
Mühlehorn railway station, located on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line, is served by the S17 regional train of St. Gallen S-Bahn.
References
edit- ^ a b Mühlehorn in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14-Sep-2009
- ^ Canton Glarus population growth (in German) accessed 9 September 2009
