Nidfurn: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Vrenelisgärtli and Schönau are located in the vicinity of Nidfurn. For travellers interested in specific landscape connections, this provides a clear geographical context for the place. You can rent a holiday apartment in Nidfurn.

Nature

Vorderchammstock and Rad are located in the surrounding area of Nidfurn.

Nidfurn lies in a south-facing part of the valley, which widens to around one kilometre. The surrounding municipal area is predominantly characterised by forests and agriculture.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Nidfurn lies Muotathal Abbey. For travellers interested in culture, this identifies a specific regional cultural connection.

Nidfurn was first recorded in the Habsburg land register around 1300 under the name «ze Nitfiure».

Nidfurn's documented heritage includes medieval connections to Säckingen Abbey as well as a population that has been predominantly Reformed since 1528.

Documented historical local economic activities included a timber cooperative, bleaching and hand-spinning cotton.

Nidfurn's traditional rural history includes sheep farming, later goat farming and cattle breeding, as well as dairy farming that intensified in the 18th century.

Geographical context

Elevations of 540 m at Nidfurn-Haslen station, 578 m at Hirschenbrunnen and 620 m at Bündtrain are recorded.

Getting around

Nidfurn is served by the Glarus–Linthal railway line and is accessible to public and private transport via a cantonal road.

Nidfurn lies on the road connecting Schwanden, Linthal, Urnerboden and the Klausen Pass.

For further orientation, Obstalden, Näfels, Matt, Glarus, Mühlehorn, Filzbach, Braunwald and Mollis can also be included.

From here, you can continue your search for accommodation in Nidfurn directly.

To the higher-level travel overview: Glarus.