Escholzmatt-Marbach

History

Escholzmatt is first mentioned in 1160 as Askolvismatte. In 1240 it was mentioned as Askoltispach and Asholtismate, in 1275 it was mentioned as Aeschelsmat. Marbach is first mentioned in 1306 as Marpach.

Geography

The former municipalities that now make up Escholzmatt-Marbach have a total combined area of .

Escholzmatt had an area of 61.3 km2. Of this area, 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located on the watershed between the Grosse and Kleine Emme rivers. The lowest elevation in the municipality is 753 m while the highest is 2090 m on the Schrattenfluh by Hengst. It consists of the village of Escholzmatt and the hamlets of Lehn, Feldmoos, Wiggen, and Dürrenbach.

Marbach had an area of 45.1 km2. Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the southwest corner of the Canton.

Demographics

The total population of Escholzmatt-Marbach () is .

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = top:10 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:5200 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 Colors= id:ES value:yellowgreen legend:Escholzmatt id:MA value:green legend:Marbach PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:3348 text:"3,348" color:ES bar:1860 from: 0 till:3075 text:"3,075" color:ES bar:1870 from: 0 till:3096 text:"3,096" color:ES bar:1880 from: 0 till:3169 text:"3,169" color:ES bar:1890 from: 0 till:3086 text:"3,086" color:ES bar:1900 from: 0 till:3127 text:"3,127" color:ES bar:1910 from: 0 till:3237 text:"3,237" color:ES bar:1920 from: 0 till:3252 text:"3,252" color:ES bar:1930 from: 0 till:3376 text:"3,376" color:ES bar:1940 from: 0 till:3518 text:"3,518" color:ES bar:1950 from: 0 till:3509 text:"3,509" color:ES bar:1960 from: 0 till:3257 text:"3,257" color:ES bar:1970 from: 0 till:3161 text:"3,161" color:ES bar:1980 from: 0 till:3033 text:"3,033" color:ES bar:1990 from: 0 till:3083 text:"3,083" color:ES bar:2000 from: 0 till:3229 text:"3,229" color:ES bar:1850 from: 3348 till:5198 text:"1,850" color:MA bar:1860 from: 3075 till:4748 text:"1,673" color:MA bar:1870 from: 3096 till:4862 text:"1,766" color:MA bar:1880 from: 3169 till:4786 text:"1,617" color:MA bar:1890 from: 3086 till:4685 text:"1,599" color:MA bar:1900 from: 3127 till:4618 text:"1,491" color:MA bar:1910 from: 3237 till:4760 text:"1,523" color:MA bar:1920 from: 3252 till:4706 text:"1,454" color:MA bar:1930 from: 3376 till:4801 text:"1,425" color:MA bar:1940 from: 3518 till:4951 text:"1,433" color:MA bar:1950 from: 3509 till:4911 text:"1,402" color:MA bar:1960 from: 3257 till:4604 text:"1,347" color:MA bar:1970 from: 3161 till:4426 text:"1,265" color:MA bar:1980 from: 3033 till:4193 text:"1,160" color:MA bar:1990 from: 3083 till:4303 text:"1,220" color:MA bar:2000 from: 3229 till:4404 text:"1,175" color:MA

Weather

Escholzmatt has an average of 153 days of rain per year and on average receives 1424 mm of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Escholzmatt receives an average of 172 mm of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 15.1 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 15.5, but with only 150 mm of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 85 mm of precipitation over 15.1 days.

Marbach has an average of 162.3 days of rain per year and on average receives 1760 mm of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Marbach receives an average of 218 mm of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 16.4 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 16.9, but with only 179 mm of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 112 mm of precipitation over 16.4 days.

References

References

1. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 2 January 2013
2. {{HDS. 585. Escholzmatt
3. {{HDS. 588. Marbach
4. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 11 January 2013)
5. link. (March 17, 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 29 January 2011
6. "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990". Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss.
7. "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990". Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss.