Oberurnen

History

Oberurnen is first mentioned in 1340 as Obern Urannen.

Geography

Oberurnen has an area, , of . Of this area, 45.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Oberurnen is located in the Glarner Unterland.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  6,589
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  4,535
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,653
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  2,389
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  2,333
• Canadian Goldenrod

  Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  2,309
• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  2,036
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,969

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