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Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

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Place details

Locality
Glarus Nord
Region
Glarus
Country
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population
3,657
Timezone
Europe/Zurich

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Niederurnen
Swiss town.municipality_type
former
Swiss town.image_photo
Niederurnen protestanta preghejo 028.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
GW-GL-Niederurnen.gif
Swiss town.canton
Glarus
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-GL
Swiss town.district
n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code
8867
Swiss town.municipality_code
1622
Swiss town.area
14.1
Swiss town.elevation
430
Swiss town.website
www.niederurnen.ch
Swiss town.places
Ziegelbrücke
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Bilten, Mollis, Oberurnen, Schänis (SG), Schübelbach (SZ), Weesen (SG)

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • References

Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

==History== Niederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 1101 as Niter Urnnen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Niederurnen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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