Nidfurn

Nidfurn
Nidfurn
Village (and former municipality)
	Coat of arms
	The former municipal area (2005)
	Coordinates: 46°59′11″N 9°3′17″E / 46.98639°N 9.05472°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
Municipality	Glarus Süd
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)

Nidfurn is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.^[1]

History

Nidfurn is first mentioned in 1289 as Nitfúre.^[2]

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.^[2]

In 1879, Linthal was connected to the Swiss railway network by the opening of the Swiss Northeastern Railway line from Weesen to Linthal.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

Geography

Nidfurn 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 560 m (1,840 ft). Leuggelbach lies to the south, Schwanden is to the north, and Haslen is across the river to the east.^[1]

Transport

Nidfurn is located on the

Zurich.^[1]^[5]^[6]

Demographics

The historical population of Nidfurn is given in the following table:[2]

year	population
1701	135
1860	477
1900	348
1950	390
2000	258

References

^ ^a ^b ^c map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nidfurn". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
^ "Haslen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^ "Gemeinde Glarus Süd" [Glarus Süd Municipality] (in German). Gemeinde Glarus Süd. 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.

External links

Media related to Nidfurn at Wikimedia Commons
Nidfurn from the Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
Nidfurn in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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[swtopo-1] map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

[HDS_Nidfurn-2] "Nidfurn". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

[HDS_Haslen-3] "Haslen". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-02.

[gsintro-4] "Gemeinde Glarus Süd" [Glarus Süd Municipality] (in German). Gemeinde Glarus Süd. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[zvv-5] "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[fpf736-6] "Ziegelbrücke - Linthal" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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v t e Municipalities in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
Municipalities from January 1, 2011	Glarus Nord Glarus Glarus Süd
Former municipalities	Betschwanden Bilten Braunwald Diesbach Elm Engi Ennenda Filzbach Glarus Haslen Hätzingen Leuggelbach Linthal Luchsingen Matt Mitlödi Mollis Mühlehorn Näfels Netstal Nidfurn Niederurnen Oberurnen Obstalden Riedern Rüti Schwanden Schwändi Sool
Canton of Glarus Municipalities of the canton of Glarus