Filzbach


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.

Geography

Filzbach has an area,, of. 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 and the remainder is non-productive.
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 of 509. , 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population speaks German , with Portuguese being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third.
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.
In Filzbach about 66.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , 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.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1888418
1900407
1950393
2000542