Mühlehorn


Mühlehorn is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mühlehorn is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
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History

Mühlehorn is first mentioned in 1551 as Mülihorn.

Geography

Mühlehorn has an area,, of. Of this area, 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
Mühlehorn is located on the southern shore of the Walensee. It consists of the village of Mühlehorn and the hamlets of Vortobel, Tiefenwinkel and Mühletal which are on the north-east border of the canton. It lies north of the Mürtschenstock massif.

Demographics

Mühlehorn had a population of 416., 13.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has decreased at a rate of -13.2%. Most of the population speaks German, with Serbo-Croatian being second most common and Italian being third.
During the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SPS which received 54% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 31% of the vote.
In Mühlehorn about 67.3% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Mühlehorn has an unemployment rate of 0.71%., there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
YearPopulationPercent Change
1888538
1900531-1.30%
195063118.83%
2000441-30.11%

Transport

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.
Mühlehorn railway station, located on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line, is served by the S17 regional train of St. Gallen S-Bahn. Mühlehorn lies east of the eastern portal of the Kerenzerberg Rail Tunnel.
There is a landing stage served by the Schiffsbetrieb Walensee, which operates boat cruises on the lake.