| Official Name: | Sool |
| Settlement Type: | Village (and former municipality) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Canton |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 47°N 14°W |
| Elevation M: | 637 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.26 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Sool is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.[1] [2]
Sool is first mentioned between 1303-07 as soler tagwan.[2]
On 1 January 2011, Sool became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd.[3]
The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of 637m (2,090feet) on a prehistoric landslide, between the valleys of the Linth and Sernf rivers. The village of Schwanden lies below it, at the confluence of both rivers.[1] [2]
Sool has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of 13.3km2, covering a considerable area to the north and east of the village. This area reaches up to the peak of the Gufelstock (2436abbr=onNaNabbr=on). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[1]
The Sernftalbus operates a bus service linking Sool with Schwanden railway station, with several return journeys a day. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway service runs to the capital of the canton of Glarus, the town of Glarus.[4]
Sool has a population (as of) of ., 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population speaks German (98.0%), with Russian being second most common (1.0%) and Rhaeto-Romance being third (0.3%).[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 80% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 14.4% of the vote.[6]
In Sool about 72.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[6]
Sool has an unemployment rate of 1.5%., there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[6]