Mühlehorn

Mühlehorn
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Mühlehorn
Mühlehorn Show map of Switzerland Mühlehorn Show map of Canton of Glarus
Coordinates: 47°7′N 9°10′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	7.75 km^2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	416
• Density	54/km^2 (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.muehlehorn.ch SFSO statistics

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.

History

Mühlehorn is first mentioned in 1551 as Mülihorn.[1]

Geography

Mühlehorn at Walensee

Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Mühlehorn has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 7.8 km^2 (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

Mühlehorn 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
1888	538
1900	531	-1.30%
1950	631	18.83%
2000	441	-30.11%

Transportation

The 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

1. Mühlehorn 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 (in German) accessed 9 September 2009