Luchsingen

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

The village was under the Glarus municipality reform on 1 January 2011 with the communities Betschwanden, Braunwald, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Linthal, Matt, Mitlödi, Ruti ( GL), Schwanden ( GL), Schwändi, and Sool, the new municipality of Glarus Süd merged.

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Geography

Local structure

With effect from 1 January 2004, the formerly independent communities and Hätzingen This Bach GL were combined with the community Luchsingen.

The community of Luchsingen part of the hamlet Adlenbach, which is characterized by an intact village with old houses Glarus. The community of this stream GL belongs to the hamlet Dornhaus.

A small cableway leads from Luchsingen the fountain mountain. The hill station is located 400 meters below the Oberblegisees.

History

Name

The name Luchsingen is Alemannic origin. This suggests a settlement around 800 to 1000 AD. As with all place names -ingen, ikon, strength, etc. It is also in Luchsingen originally around a courtyard. The prefix " Lynx " returns to the Alemanni Luzzo. Luchsingen derives its name from the Lynx off thus not directly, but by a person who was named after this animal (possibly because of strong properties).

Personalities

• Jakob Hefti (1873-1951), politician and writer

Pictures

Village center of Luchsingen

The entrance to this creek

Old school house of this creek

Village center of Hätzingen

Leglerhütte