Bilten

History

Bilten is first mentioned in 1050 as Billitun.

Geography

Bilten has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Bilten was the most northerly municipality in the canton and is located on the southern end of the Linth river. It consists of the linear village of Bilten, with the village sections of Ober-, Unterbilten and Rufi, and the hamlet of Ussbühl which is located on the border with the Canton of Schwyz.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  8,717
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,442
• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,394
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,474
• Canadian Goldenrod

  Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  2,917
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,827
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  2,709
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  2,541

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2018-02-01
  4 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
• M 4 — 2018-01-17
  2 km NE of Innerbraz, Austria