Luchsingen is a village and formermunicipality in the municipality ofGlarus Süd andcanton of Glarus inSwitzerland.^[1]

Luchsingen
Village (and former municipality)
Coat of arms
The former municipal area (2007)
Coordinates:46°58′11″N9°2′20″E / 46.96972°N 9.03889°E /46.96972; 9.03889
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
Municipality	Glarus Süd
Area
• Total	30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	1,119
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)

Luchsingen is first mentioned in 1274 asLuchsingen.^[2]

In 2004 the former municipalities ofHätzingen andDiesbach were merged into the municipality of Luchsingen. On 1 January 2011, the enlarged municipality became part of the municipality ofGlarus Süd.^[2][3]

Luchsingen is located in the valley of theLinth river, with the village located on the west bank of the river at an elevation of approximately 572 m (1,877 ft).Leuggelbach lies to the north, whilstHätzingen lies across the river to the south. Besides the village of Luchsingen, the area includes thehamlet of Adlenbach and the vacation home development of Schlatt. Above the village to the west is the valley of the Bächibach stream and theOberblegisee lake (at an elevation of 1,422 m or 4,665 ft), which are below the mountains ofEggstock (2,455 m or 8,054 ft),Bös Fulen (2,802 m or 9,193 ft),Rüchigrat (2,657 m or 8,717 ft) andGlärnisch (2,915 m or 9,564 ft).^[1]

Luchsingen has an area, as defined by its former municipal boundaries in 2006, of 30.7 km² (11.9 sq mi). Of this area, 26.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (39.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

Luchsingen is located on theHauptstrasse 17, which runs the length of the canton of Glarus before climbing theKlausen Pass into thecanton of Uri, as well as on theWeesen to Linthal railway line that parallels the main road and theLinth river through Glarus. The high alpine Klausen Pass is normally only open to traffic between June and September, and for the rest of the year the road and railway up the valley form the only access to the village. The village is served byLuchsingen-Hätzingen railway station, which is served by the hourlyZürich S-Bahn serviceS25 betweenLinthal andZürich.^[1][5][6]

Cable cars link Luchsingen with Brunnenberg and Schlatt on the slopes above the village.^[1][7][8]

Luchsingen has a population, as of 31 December 2020 and as defined by the former municipal area, of 1,119.^[9] As of 2007^[update], 16.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[10] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.5%^{[clarification needed]}. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (84.5%), with Italian being second most common (4.4%) and Turkish being third (2.1%).^[4]

In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theSPS which received 44.3% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to theSVP with 40.8% of the vote.^[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Luchsingen about 67.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or aFachhochschule).^[4]

Luchsingen has an unemployment rate of 1.9%. As of 2005^[update], there were 47 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 23 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 135 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 29 businesses in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

The surnameLuchsinger (sometimes Lucksinger) is assumed to stem from this location.^[11]

Other notable people with a connection to the village include:

• Jakob Klaesi (1883–1980) apsychiatrist best known for his contributions tosleep therapy^[12]

•   Media related toLuchsingen at Wikimedia Commons
• Luchsingen from Glarus Süd municipal web site (in German)
• Luchsingen inGerman,French andItalian in the onlineHistorical Dictionary of Switzerland.