Haslen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. On July 1, 2006, Haslen incorporated the neighbouring municipalities of Leuggelbach and Nidfurn. Effective from 1 January 2011, Haslen is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Haslen is first mentioned in 1289 as Burchard von Hasle.
Haslen has an area, as of 2006, of 15.8 km (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 42.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested. Of the ...
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Haslen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. On July 1, 2006, Haslen incorporated the neighbouring municipalities of Leuggelbach and Nidfurn. Effective from 1 January 2011, Haslen is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Haslen is first mentioned in 1289 as Burchard von Hasle.
Haslen has an area, as of 2006, of 15.8 km (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 42.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Haslen is in the Glarner Hinterland on the right side of the Grosstal between Hätzingen now part of Luchsingen and Schwanden. It consists of the linear village of Haslen, the hamlets of Leu (formerly Nesslau), Oberhaslen, Büel, Zussigen and Mülibächli and since 2006 the former municipalities of Leuggelbach und Nidfurn.
Haslen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 999. As of 2007, 9.7% of the population was...
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