Mühlehorn

Mühlehorn is first mentioned in 1551 as Mülihorn.[1]

Mühlehorn at Walensee

Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Mühlehorn has an area, as of 2006, of 7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]

Mühlehorn is located on the southern shore of the Walensee. It consists of the village of Mühlehorn and the hamlets of Vortobel, Tiefenwinkel and Mühletal which are on the north-east border of the canton.

Mühlehorn had a population (as of 2010) of 416. As of 2007, 13.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (88.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 7.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).[2]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 54% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 31% of the vote.[2]

In Mühlehorn about 67.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Mühlehorn has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. As of 2005, there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.