page_title: Riedern
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Riedern / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Schulhaus von Riedern, Schweiz
context_page_description: Riedern is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Riedern is part of the municipality of Glarus.
context_section_description: Riedern has an area, as of 2006, of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi).  Of this area, 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.6% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
  Riedern is at the entrance to the Klöntal and is north-west of Glarus.
caption: Riedern school house
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