Riedern

Riedern is first mentioned in 1350 as Riedern.^[1]

Riedern has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

Riedern is at the entrance to the Klöntal and is north-west of Glarus.

Riedern had a population (as of 2010) of 734. As of 2007^[update], 16.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[3] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (82.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 8.4%) and Turkish being third ( 4.5%).^[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 49% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 39.6% of the vote.^[2]

About 62.4% 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]

Riedern has an unemployment rate of 2.31%. As of 2005^[update], there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.^[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[1]