Schwändi

Geschichte

Schwändi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.HistorySchwändi is first mentioned in 1350 as Swendi.On 1 January 2011, Schwändi became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd.GeographyThe village of Sool is situated at an elevation of 701m on the west side of the valley of the Linth river. The villages of Schwanden and Mitlödi lie below it, by the river.Schwändi has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of 3.5km2. The area extends to the west of the village to the peak of the Vorder Glärnisch (2327m). Of this area, 33% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).TransportThe Sernftalbus operates an hourly bus service linking Schwändi with Schwanden railway station. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.DemographicsSchwändi has a population of., 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.5%).