Schwändi, Switzerland

Geschichte

Schwändi is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Schwändi is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.GeographySchwändi has an area, as of 2006, of 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi). 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).DemographicsSchwändi has a population of. As of 2007, 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 (as of 2000) speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.5%).In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 64.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 29.7% of the vote.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Schwändi about 79.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).Schwändi has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. As of 2005, there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.