| Subject Name: | Riedern |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Imagepath Coa: | GW-GL-Riedern.gif |
| Canton: | Glarus |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GL |
| District: | n.a. |
| Coordinates: | 47.0333°N 12°W |
| Postal Code: | 8750 |
| Municipality Code: | 1625 |
| Area: | 1.51 |
| Elevation: | 529 |
| Website: | www.riedern.ch |
Riedern is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Riedern is part of the municipality of Glarus.
Riedern is first mentioned in 1350 as Riedern.
Riedern has an area,, of 1.5km2. Of this area, 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Riedern is at the entrance to the Klöntal and is north-west of Glarus.
Riedern had a population (as of 2010) of 734., 16.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[1] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.8%. Most of the population speaks German (82.3%), with Italian being second most common (8.4%) and Turkish being third (4.5%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 49% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 39.6% of the vote.[2]
About 62.4% 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]
Riedern has an unemployment rate of 2.31%., there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1777 | 102 Adult Males |
| 1850 | 341 |
| 1900 | 556 |
| 1950 | 660 |
| 2000 | 622 |
| 2005 | 740 |