Ennenda is first mentioned around 1303-07 as Obront-Ennant-A and Nydern-Ennant-A.[2]
During the 19th century, Ennenda became a busy manufacturing village in the local textile industry, and retains some attractive villas and housing from that period.[3]
Ennenda has an area, as of 2006[update], of 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi). Of this area, 35.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (23%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
Ennenda is located on the right side of the Linth river, across from Glarus at the foot of the Schilt mountain. It consists of the village of Ennenda and the hamlets of Sturmigen, Ennetbühls and the mountain settlement of Ennetberge.
Demographics
Ennenda had a population (as of 2010) of 2,684. As of 2007[update], 14.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (87.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.8%).[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 58.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 34.5% of the vote.[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ennenda about 67.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Ennenda has an unemployment rate of 1.55%. As of 2005[update], there were 80 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 802 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 33 businesses in this sector. 336 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 51 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
