Niederurnen

Geschichte

Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.HistoryNiederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 1101 as Niter Urnnen.GeographyNiederurnen has an area, of 14.1km2. Of this area, 37.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Niederurnen is located in the Glarner Unterland at the mouth of the Niederurnertal or Alpental valley. It consists of the village of Niederurnen and the industrial park of Ziegelbrücke, which is separated from the rest of the municipality by the A3 highway.DemographicsNiederurnen has a population of 3,928., 24.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being second most common and Albanian being third .In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 61.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 31.9% of the vote.