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| Population | 361 (December 2010) | |||||||||
| - Density | 9 /km2 (23 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 41.27 km2 (15.93 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 831 m (2,726 ft) | |||||||||
| - Highest | 2610 m - Foostock | |||||||||
| - Lowest | 805 m - | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8766 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1615 | |||||||||
| Localities | Matt, Trämlingen, Auen, Brumbach Stalden, Weissenberge | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Elm, Engi, Flums (SG), Mels (SG), Schwanden | |||||||||
| Website | www.gemeinde-matt.ch SFSO statistics |
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Matt is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It is located in Sernftal (Sernf valley). Effective from 1 January 2011, Matt is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.
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[edit] History
Matt is first mentioned in 1273 as Mattun.[1]
[edit] Geography
Matt has an area, as of 2006[update], of 41.3 km2 (15.9 sq mi). Of this area, 39.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (27.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
Matt is located in the middle Sernf valley at the entrance to the Krauch Valley. It consists of the village of Matt and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge.
[edit] Demographics
Matt has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 361.[3] As of 2007[update], 3.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.3%).[2]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.6% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SPS with 45.8% of the vote.[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Matt about 70.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Matt has an unemployment rate of 0.94%. As of 2005[update], there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 87 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1777 | 257 |
| 1850 | 659 |
| 1900 | 690 |
| 1950 | 622 |
| 2000 | 381 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Matt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Sep-2009
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011
- ^ Canton Glarus population growth (German) accessed 9 September 2009
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[edit] External links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Matt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Hans Fuhrer: Info Matt (German)
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