Sool, Switzerland
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Sool is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.[1][2]
History
Sool is first mentioned between 1303 and 1307 as soler tagwan.[2]
On 1 January 2011, Sool became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd.[3]
Geography
The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". on a prehistoric landslide, betwe 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 Script error: No such module "convert"., covering a considerable area to the north and east of the village. This area reaches up to the peak of the Gufelstock (Script error: No such module "convert".). 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][4]
Transport
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.[5]
Demographics
Sool has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (98.0%), with Russian being second most common ( 1.0%) and Rhaeto-Romance being third ( 0.3%).[4]
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.[4]
In Sool about 72.9% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Sool has an unemployment rate of 1.5%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.[4]
References
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External links
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- Sool from the Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
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