Betschwanden

Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Betschwanden
Coordinates: 46°57′N 9°02′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (December 2003)
• Total	177
• Density	18.17/km2 (47.07/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8777
Surrounded by	Braunwald, Elm, Linthal, Luchsingen, Rüti
Website	www.betschwanden.ch SFSO statistics

Betschwanden is a former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

Geography

The village center of Betschwanden is situated on the right side of the Linth Valley, a few kilometers north of Linthal, on the alluvial fan of the Diesbach stream, at an elevation of 600 metres (1,969 ft) above sea level.

Most of the former municipal area consisted of the mountainous terrain of the Freiberg Kärpf wildlife reserve. Of its total area of 9.74 km² (974 hectares), approximately half (501 hectares) was used for agriculture, while about one quarter (247 hectares) was covered by forest and alpine pasture. Betschwanden has an alpine climate.

Church of Betschwanden

Population

Year	Population
1692	123
1850	254
1900	255
1950	282
1980	132
2000	172
2020	192

Measured by population, Betschwanden was, together with Leuggelbach, one of the smallest municipalities in the Canton of Glarus. In 2007, it had a population of just 191, only slightly more than at the end of the 17th century, when 123 people were recorded in 1692. Around 1850, the municipality had 254 inhabitants, rising to approximately 282 a century later before declining significantly during the second half of the 20th century.

Other websites

Media related to Betschwanden at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Betschwanden (in German)