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Filzbach Von Amden
Filzbach is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Glarus (canton), 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 (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on a terrace of the Kerenzerberg Pass, Kerenzerberg mountain above the Walensee. Talalpsee and Spaneggsee are located above the lake. Demographics Filzbach had a population (as of 2010) of 509. , 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amden
Amden is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Amden is first mentioned in 1178 as ''Andimo monte Voraden''. In 1230 it was mentioned as ''Andimin'', in 1282 as ''in montibus Andinen'' and later as ''Ammon''. Geography Amden has an area, , of . Of this area, 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the See-Gaster ''Wahlkreis''. It is located on a terrace above the north shore of the Walensee. The municipality is a mixture of tourist and alpine pasture villages. It consists of the village of Amden () and the hamlets of Fli and Betlis () as well as the vacation village of Arvenbüel (). The middle of the three Seerenbach Falls is the highest waterfall in Switzerland (). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
