Filzbach

Geschichte

Filzbach is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Filzbach is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.HistoryFilzbach is first mentioned in 1394 as Vilentzspach.GeographyFilzbach has an area, of 13.9km2. 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 mountain above the Walensee. Talalpsee and Spaneggsee are located above the lake.DemographicsFilzbach had a population of 509., 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population speaks German, with Portuguese being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third .In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SPS with 42.5% of the vote.In Filzbach about 66.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education .