Hätzingen
Hätzingen | |
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Village (and former municipality) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 The former municipal area (2003) | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′38″N 9°02′12″E / 46.96056°N 9.03667°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| Municipality | Glarus Süd |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
Hätzingen is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.[1]
History
Hätzingen is first recorded in 1350 as Hezzinge(n).[2]
In 2004, the municipality of Hätzingen was merged into the municipality of Luchsingen. On 1 January 2011, the municipality of Luchsingen was itself merged into the new municipality of Glarus Süd.[2][3]
Geography
Hätzingen is located in the valley of the
Linth river, with the village situated on the east bank of the river, at an elevation of approximately 583 m (1,913 ft). The village of Diesbach lies to the south. To the north, the next village is Luchsingen, which lies on the west bank of the river, and Haslen, on the east bank.[1]
Transport
Hätzingen is located on the
Demographics
The historical population of Hätzingen is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 500 |
| 1900 | 653 |
| 1950 | 653 |
| 2000 | 341 |
Notable people
In 1791, Thomas Johannessen Heftye (1767-1827) emigrated from Hätzingen to
Thomas Thomassen Heftye (1860-1921).[6]
References
- ^ a b c map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ a b c "Hätzingen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ "Gemeinde Glarus Süd" [Glarus Süd Municipality] (in German). Gemeinde Glarus Süd. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Ziegelbrücke - Linthal" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Heftye - Store norske leksikon" [Heftye - Norwegian Encyclopedia]. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
External links
Media related to Hätzingen at Wikimedia Commons- Hätzingen from Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
- Hätzingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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