Galgenen
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°53′E / 47.183°N 8.883°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°53′E / 47.183°N 8.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | March | |
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| • Total | 13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,141 | |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8854 | |
| SFOS number | 1342 | |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf, Lachen, Schübelbach, Vorderthal, Wangen | |
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Galgenen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Galgenen is first mentioned in 1229 as Galgênne.
Galgenen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 50.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
It consists of the village of Galgenen and village section of Siebnen-Galgenen as well as the hamlets of Achern, Buechli, Stöckli and Steinweid.
Galgenen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,141. As of 2007[update], 17.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.4%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Galgenen is; 1,008 people or 25.7% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,194 people or 30.4% are 20 to 39, and 1,305 people or 33.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 261 people or 6.6% are 65 to 74. There are 110 people or 2.8% who are 70 to 79 and 49 people or 1.25% of the population who are over 80.
As of 2000[update] there are 1,575 households, of which 448 households (or about 28.4%) contain only a single individual. 116 or about 7.4% are large households, with at least five members.
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