Glarus (city)
municipality and capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland
Glarus (German: 
Glarus (help·info)) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°04′E / 47.033°N 9.067°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Peter Aebli FDP/PRD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.68 km2 (40.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,425 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8750 |
| SFOS number | 1632 |
| Surrounded by | Ennenda, Innerthal (SZ), Luchsingen, Mitlödi, Muotathal (SZ), Näfels, Netstal, Riedern, Schwanden, Schwändi |
| Twin towns | New Glarus (Wisconsin), Kobryn (Belarus) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Glarus is on the Linth River. It is at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills.
History
changeThe first mention of the town is from 1178.
It became the capital of the Linth valley in 1419. In the 1700s and 1800s, 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.
Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus includes the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.[3]
Gallery
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Town center of Glarus -
Glarus town hall -
Landsgemeindeplatz
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011
Other websites
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Media related to Glarus at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Web site (in German)
