Netstal

Netstal
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Netstal
Coordinates: 47°04′N 9°03′E / 47.067°N 9.050°E / 47.067; 9.050Coordinates: 47°04′N 9°03′E / 47.067°N 9.050°E / 47.067; 9.050
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population (December 2015)
• Total	2,875
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Postal code	8754
SFOS number	1620
Surrounded by	Ennenda, Glarus, Mollis, Näfels, Riedern
Website	www.netstal.ch SFSO statistics

Netstal is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Netstal is part of the municipality of Glarus.

Netstal is first mentioned in 1289 as Netstal.

Netstal has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 10.7 km² (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 30.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (26.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Netstal is located in the Glarner Mittelland on the eastern foot of the Wiggis mountain and at the confluence of the Löntsch river (from the Klöntal) into the Linth river. It consists of the hamlets of Netstal, Leuzingen and Löntschen.

Netstal had a population (as of 2010) of 2,875. As of 2007^[update], 25.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (79.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 6.9%) and Albanian being third ( 4.1%).

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 50.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 39.7% of the vote.

In Netstal about 59.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).