The canton of Glarus (German: Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] Romansh: Chantun Glaruna; French: Canton de Glaris; Italian: Canton Glarona) is a canton in east...
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Glarus (German: [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ; Alemannic German: Glaris; French: Glaris; Italian: Glarona; Romansh: Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland...
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were named after the canton of Glarus in eastern Switzerland. The community was founded in 1845 by immigrants from that canton and was incorporated in...
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Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona). The Glarus Alps extend well beyond the canton of Glarus, including parts of the cantons of Uri, Graubünden, and St Gallen....
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Walensee (redirect from Lake of Walen)
one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, with about two thirds of its area in the Canton of St. Gallen and about one third in the Canton of Glarus. Other...
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Linth. Glarus, December 12, 1799 (State Archives of Canton Glarus, PA 2.A 1:4.) Joachim Heer: The Canton of Glarus under the Helvetic. In: Yearbook of the...
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Tödi (category Mountains of the canton of Glarus)
mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Graubünden, to...
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2019 Swiss federal election (section Canton of Glarus)
(representing the six half-cantons). Two 'full' cantons with small populations — Uri and Glarus — have therefore each two seats in the Council of States but only...
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Linth (category Rivers of the canton of Glarus)
rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about...
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the use of this form of legislature has declined: at present, it exists only in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus. The cantonal executives...
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in Swiss German Müsli, Glarus, a hamlet near the village of Elm in the Swiss canton of Glarus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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parts of the modern canton together with Appenzell became the canton of Säntis, while its southern parts together with Glarus became the canton of Linth...
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of a pilgrim (Saint Fridolin) for Glarus the fasces for St. Gallen Distinctively, Swiss cantons use square flags. Historically, the number of cantons...
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was a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, consisting of Glarus and its subject County of Werdenberg, the Höfe and March districts of Schwyz...
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Engi, Switzerland (redirect from Engi (Glarus))
the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the three adjacent...
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railway. The cantons listed below are the principal areas of operation, but some lines may extend into parts of neighbouring cantons and countries:...
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Karl Josef von Bachmann (category People from the canton of Glarus)
Captain of the Grenadiers of the same regiment. He became the owner of two of the regiment's companies in 1756, and in 1762 was promoted to major of the Régiment...
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municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen...
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Glarus Nord is one of three municipalities of the canton of Glarus, Switzerland (the others being Glarus and Glarus Süd). Effective from 1 January 2011...
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Daniel Anrig (category Commanders of the Swiss Guard)
commanding general of police in the canton of Glarus. In 2003, Anrig was jointly responsible for a controversial raid by the Glarus cantonal police on human...
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Klausen Pass (category Mountain passes of the canton of Uri)
in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass...
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posthumously exonerated by the government of the canton of Glarus in 2008. Born in Sennwald as the fourth of eight children, Göldi started working as a...
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The Fronalpstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located east of Glarus in the canton of Glarus. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key...
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Mollis (redirect from Mollis (Glarus))
municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mollis is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. Mollis is first...
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New York exposes a full-scale reconstruction of the Glarus thrust. The first naturalist to examine the Glarus thrust was Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth...
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Näfels (redirect from Näfels (Glarus))
municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. Näfels is first...
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Battle of Näfels was fought on 9 April 1388 between the Swiss canton of Glarus, supported by its allies of the Old Swiss Confederation, and the Duchy of Austria...
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Elm, Switzerland (redirect from Elm (Glarus))
municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Elm itself, and...
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Muttenstock (category Mountains of the canton of Glarus)
The Muttenstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks three lakes: Limmernsee...
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is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Schwanden is first mentioned in 1240 as de...
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