Sool, Switzerland
| Sool | ||
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| Village (and former municipality) | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°5′E / 47.000°N 9.083°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 9°5′E / 47.000°N 9.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Glarus | |
| Municipality | Glarus Süd | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) | |
| Population (December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 296 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | |
Sool is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Sool is first mentioned between 1303-07 as soler tagwan.
On 1 January 2011, Sool became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd.
The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of 637 m (2,090 ft) 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.
Sool has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi), covering a considerable area to the north and east of the village. This area reaches up to the peak of the (2,436 m or 7,992 ft). 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).
The Sernftalbus operates an 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.
Sool has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 296. As of 2007[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.0%), with Russian being second most common ( 1.0%) and Rhaeto-Romance being third ( 0.3%).
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.
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