Oberurnen
Oberurnen | |
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 View toward Oberurnen | |
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Location of Oberurnen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 1,870 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8868 |
| SFOS number | 1623 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GL |
| Surrounded by | Innerthal (SZ), Mollis, Näfels, Niederurnen, Schübelbach (SZ) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Oberurnen is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
History
Oberurnen is first mentioned in 1340 as Obern Urannen.[1]
Geography
Oberurnen has an area, as of 2006[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 45.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located in the Glarner Unterland.
Demographics
Oberurnen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,963.[3] As of 2007[update], 24.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (79.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 8.2%) and Albanian being third ( 3.6%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 44.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 44.2% of the vote.[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Oberurnen about 56.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Oberurnen has an unemployment rate of 2.46%. As of 2005[update], there were 53 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 82 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 129 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 691 |
| 1900 | 862 |
| 1950 | 1,181 |
| 2000 | 1,811 |
References
- ^ a b Oberurnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Sep-2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Canton Glarus population growth Template:De icon accessed 9 September 2009
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