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| Population | 5,686 (December 2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 82 /km² (213 /sq. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume mi. ) | |||||||||
| Area | 69.23 km² (26.7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8750 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1609 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Ennenda, Innerthal (SZ), Luchsingen, Mitlödi, Muotathal (SZ), Näfels, Netstal, Riedern, Schwanden, Schwändi | |||||||||
| Twin towns | New Glarus (Wisconsin), Kobryn (Belarus) | |||||||||
| Website | www.stadt-glarus.ch | |||||||||
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Glarus (German: Glarus ) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number is a number sequence for the identification of politically The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically (from Aadorf to Zwischbergen) Ennenda is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Innerthal is a municipality in the district of March in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Luchsingen is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Mitlödi is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Muotathal is a municipality in the district of Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Näfels is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Netstal is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Riedern is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Schwanden is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Schwändi is a municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. This list includes twin towns/sister cites ( Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) of towns in Switzerland New Glarus is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States at the intersection of Wisconsin Highways 69 and 39. Kobryn or Kobrin (Ко́брын 'kɔbrɨn קאברין Kobryń Ко́брин is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the The Canton of Glarus ( German:) is a canton in east central Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
Glarus lies on the Linth River at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills. The Linth (pronounced lint is a Swiss River starting above Linthal the mountains of Glarus near the Klausen Pass and flowing from there north The Glärnisch is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, Switzerland, consisting of two ridges of either side of the Glärnischfirn glacier The municipality has about 5700 inhabitants. Municipalities (sometimes called communities or communes, after the French/Italian names are the smallest government division in Switzerland and are called Very few buildings built before the fire of 1861 remain. Wood, textile, and plastics, as well as printing, are the dominant industries. The symbol of the city is the neo-romanesque city church.
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History
The first mention of the town dates from 1178.
It became the capital of the Linth valley in 1419. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley began to be industrialized.
In 1864, the first European labor law to protect workers was introduced in Glarus, prohibiting requiring workers to work more than 12 hours a day.
Gallery
 Town center of Glarus |
 Kantonsparlement |
 Landsgemeindeplatz |
Twin towns
External links
- Official Web site (German)
- Glarus (municipality) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Rožňava (Rozsnyó Rosenau Latin: Rosnavia) is a town in Slovakia, approximately 75 km by road from Košice in the Košice Region The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an Encyclopedia on the History of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research
Dictionary
Glarus
-proper noun
- A canton of Switzerland.
- A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Glarus.
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