Filzbach

Filzbach is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

The village in the municipality of Glarus reform on 1 January 2011 merged with the municipalities Bilten, Mollis, mill Horn, Naefels, Lower urns, urns and top fruit Alden to the new unified community Glarus Nord.

  • 6.1 View from RömerTurm

Geography

The community, a scattered settlement, located on the high plateau of the Kerenzerberg above the Lake Walen. The municipal area stretches from Lake Walen at 428 m above sea level. M. the way up to 1903 m above sea Nüenchamm on. M. From the municipality is 35.4% agricultural land, 40.9 % is forest, 4.6% is built-up area and 19.1 % is unproductive.

To Filzbach heard the campground Gäsi at Lake Walen.

Population

Policy

In the district elections held on 21 June 2006, the FDP and SVP 2 received 1 seat in the constituency mill Horn - fruit Alden - Filzbach.

Economy

In addition to local business entities, the school and the local council Filzbacher find work, especially in the tourism sector.

Traffic

The bus from the train station Naefels about Mollis or the mill horn station via a standstill and fruit Alden Filzbach connect with the SBB network.

Private transport Filzbach reached from the motorway exit of the A3 motorway Niederurnen about Naefels and Mollis, or from the terminal mill about mill Horn Horn and fruit Alden.

A chairlift runs into Habergschwänd.

History

A Roman watch tower from the time of Emperor Augustus in the village of Voremwald was closely examined by archaeological excavation in 1959.

The village was first mentioned in 1394 as Vilentzspach documented.

After the Battle of Sempach in 1386 Filzbach came to Glarus. The inhabitants were GeopathSchänis, kirchgenössig since the 14th century in fruit Alden. The Reformation was adopted in Filzbach 1528.

Already in the 19th century sat in a Filzbach tourism. The construction of the Walenseestrasse in 1964 he experienced another boom.

Pictures

Schoolhouse

RömerTurm

Hotel Mürtschenstock

Sports center Kerenzerberg

Village view from the east

View from RömerTurm

(from left to right)

Look at Weesen and part of Lake Walen 's

Look at Amden

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