Nidfurn

Geschichte

Nidfurn is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.HistoryNidfurn is first mentioned in 1289 as Nitfúre.Nidfurn belonged to Säckingen Abbey until 1395. During the middle ages, it was one of the richest parts of Glarus. Until the 20th century, the principal economic activity in the village was the raising of cattle, sheep and goats, with the dairy industry developing in the 18th century. Cotton spinning by hand was also common in the 18th century, but this never developed into factory-based industrial activity.In 1879, Linthal was connected to the Swiss railway network by the opening of the Swiss Northeastern Railway line from Weesen to Linthal.On 1 July 2006, the municipality of Nidfurn was merged into the municipality of Haslen. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Haslen was itself merged into the new municipality of Glarus Süd.GeographyNidfurn is located in the valley of the Linth river, with the village situated above the west bank of the river, at an elevation of approximately 560m. Leuggelbach lies to the south, Schwanden is to the north, and Haslen is across the river to the east.