The Linth (pronounced [ˈlɪnt] "lint") is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually...
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The Standseilbahn Linth-Limmern is a funicular railway at the Linth-Limmern pumped storage plant in the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Built in 2013...
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Arnold Escher von der Linth (8 June 1807 in Zürich – 12 July 1872) was a Swiss geologist, the son of Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767–1823). He made...
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The Battle of (the) Linth River (25–26 September 1799) saw a French division under General of Division Jean-de-Dieu Soult face a force of Austrian, Imperial...
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Linth 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...
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The Linth–Limmern Power Stations are a system of hydroelectric power stations located south of Linthal in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The system...
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municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern. Glarus lies on the river Linth between the foot of the Glärnisch (part of the Schwyzer Alps) to the west...
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Lake Zurich (category Linth/Limmat basin)
formed by the Rhine-Linth glacier [de]. Its main tributary is the River Linth, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps. The Linth originally flew directly...
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Südostbahn (section Aare Linth)
cul-de-sac. The train is named after the Aare and Linth rivers, which it follows/crosses on its journey. Aare Linth is operated by SOB in cooperation with SBB...
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Koblenz) Surb - 18 km (11 mi) - 66.8 km2 (25.8 sq mi) (in Döttingen) Limmat / Linth - 140 km (87 mi) - 2,416 km2 (933 sq mi) (in Brugg) Reppisch - 27 km (17 mi)...
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Walensee (category Linth/Limmat basin)
Murgbach and Linth. The latter continues its course from Walensee to Obersee (Lake Zurich) through the Linth canal. Until the regulation of the Linth during...
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Säntis, while its southern parts together with Glarus became the canton of Linth. Before the 1798 French invasion, the territory of the modern canton consisted...
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(1819−1883), a Swiss politician and railway pioneer Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807−1872), a Swiss geologist Berend George Escher (1885−1967), a Dutch...
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First Battle of Zurich in early June 1799. He was killed at the Battle of Linth River. Hotze was born on 20 April 1739 in Richterswil in the Canton of Zürich...
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Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born 24 August 1767 in Zürich; died 9 March 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He headed the "Great...
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Zürichsee-Zeitung (redirect from Linth-Zeitung)
Zürichsee-Zeitung Bezirk Horgen and Zürichsee-Zeitung Obersee (See-Gaster), the former Linth-Zeitung newspaper in the canton of St. Gallen. The issues differ substantially...
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is bordered by: Lake Lucerne in the south-west; the Klausen Pass, upper Linth valley and Lake Walen in the south; the Rhine valley in the east; Lake Constance...
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canton of Waldstätten; Glarus and the Sarganserland became the canton of Linth, and Appenzell and St. Gallen combined as the canton of Säntis. Due to the...
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Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the Linth Channel in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the...
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prefectures of the Roman Empire) was located east of Turicum, crossing the river Linth between Lake Walen and Lake Zurich where a castle and garrison looked over...
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a promontory to the north from the range that divides the basin of the Linth from that of the Rhine. There are three principal peaks. The lowest, and...
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ZSG (redirect from Linth (ship, 1952))
national personification of Switzerland Linth Motor ship 1952 1000 Bodan-Werft GmbH 730 kW (2×365, MAN The Linth, a river that feeds Lake Zurich) Limmat...
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saw a battle between Hotze's Austrians and Soult's French at the River Linth. It was arguably the most significant French victory of 1799–1800. After...
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Protestants and Catholics. According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk...
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is a Swiss-Portuguese professional footballer currently playing for FC Linth 04. Gonçalves began his playing career with lower league clubs FC Glarus...
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Limmat (category Linth/Limmat basin)
Zürich are Dietikon, Wettingen, and Baden. Its main tributaries are the Linth, Wägitaler Aa and Jona, all via Lake Zurich, the Sihl in Zürich, and the...
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Nord (formerly Mollis) in the canton of Glarus on the other side of the Linth canal, which corresponds to the cantonal boundary. It was a station on the...
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constitution. The Flecken Glarus became the capital of the Greater Canton of Linth, loudly Freuler under the "wise direction" of Government Governor Joachim...
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Russian advance between Schwyz and Glarus; Suvorov then headed for the Linth, after some success, and capturing Glarus, the main goal, his soldiers under...
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formed out of the Canton of Säntis and the northern half of the Canton of Linth. Act of Mediation; formerly the Canton of Raetia, comprising the earlier...
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