| Subject Name: | Filzbach |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Glarus |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GL |
| District: | n.a. |
| Coordinates: | 47.1167°N 17°W |
| Postal Code: | 8757 |
| Municipality Code: | 1608 |
| Area: | 13.93 |
| Elevation: | 682 |
| Website: | www.filzbach.ch |
| Neighboring Municipalities: | Amden (SG), Ennenda, Mollis, Obstalden, Weesen (SG) |
Filzbach is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Filzbach is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Filzbach is first mentioned in 1394 as Vilentzspach.
Filzbach has an area,, of 13.9km2. Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on a terrace of the Kerenzerberg mountain above the Walensee. Talalpsee and Spaneggsee are located above the lake.
Filzbach had a population (as of 2010) of 509., 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[1] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population speaks German (92.6%), with Portuguese being second most common (1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.3%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SPS with 42.5% of the vote.[2]
In Filzbach about 66.5% 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]
Filzbach has an unemployment rate of 0.43%., there were 33 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 190 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 418 |
| 1900 | 407 |
| 1950 | 393 |
| 2000 | 542 |