Betschwanden
Betschwanden | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Betschwanden  | |
  Betschwanden  Betschwanden | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′N 9°02′E / 46.950°N 9.033°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 191 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8777 |
| SFOS number | 1601 |
| Surrounded by | Braunwald, Elm, Linthal, Luchsingen, Rüti |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Betschwanden is a former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Geography
The village center of Betschwanden is situated on the right side of the Linth Valley, a few kilometers north of Linthal, on the alluvial fan of the Diesbach stream, at an elevation of 600 metres (1,969 ft) above sea level.
Most of the former municipal area consisted of the mountainous terrain of the Freiberg Kärpf wildlife reserve. Of its total area of 9.74 km² (974 hectares), approximately half (501 hectares) was used for agriculture, while about one quarter (247 hectares) was covered by forest and alpine pasture. Betschwanden has an alpine climate.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1692 | 123 |
| 1850 | 254 |
| 1900 | 255 |
| 1950 | 282 |
| 1980 | 132 |
| 2000 | 172 |
| 2020 | 192 |
Measured by population, Betschwanden was, together with Leuggelbach, one of the smallest municipalities in the Canton of Glarus. In 2007, it had a population of just 191, only slightly more than at the end of the 17th century, when 123 people were recorded in 1692. Around 1850, the municipality had 254 inhabitants, rising to approximately 282 a century later before declining significantly during the second half of the 20th century.
| Municipalities from January 1, 2011 |  | |
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| Former municipalities | ||