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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.
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.
accessed 9 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).
accessed 10-Sep-2009 In the 2007 Swiss federal election, 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party, SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, SPS with 42.5% of the vote. In Filzbach about 66.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory Education in Switzerland#Secondary, upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule''). Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , there were 33 people employed in the Primary sector of the economy, primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the Secondary sector of the economy, secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 190 people are employed in the Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
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.Canton Glarus population growthaccessed 9 September 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).
accessed 10-Sep-2009 In the 2007 Swiss federal election, 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party, SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, SPS with 42.5% of the vote. In Filzbach about 66.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory Education in Switzerland#Secondary, upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule''). Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , there were 33 people employed in the Primary sector of the economy, primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the Secondary sector of the economy, secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 190 people are employed in the Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
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* {{Authority control Former municipalities of the canton of Glarus