Netstal

History

Netstal is first mentioned in 1289 as Netstal. During the French Revolutionary Wars, in the combat of Netstal, the Russians forced the French troops to retreat.

Geography

Netstal has an area, , of . Of this area, 30.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (26.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Netstal is located in the Glarner Mittelland on the eastern foot of the Wiggis mountain and at the confluence of the Löntsch river (from the Klöntal) into the Linth river. It consists of the hamlets of Netstal, Leuzingen and Löntschen.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  4,322
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,182
• Banded Darter

  Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller, 1766) · Insecta
  2,309
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,074
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  1,935
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  1,782
• Silver-washed Fritillary

  Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,363
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,346

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