Glarus
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| Population | 5,686 (December 2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 82 /km² (213 /sq.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.
Glarus lies on the Linth River at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills. The municipality has about 5700 inhabitants. 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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[edit] 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.
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 Town center of Glarus |
 Kantonsparlement |
 Landsgemeindeplatz |
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] External links
- Official Web site (German)
- Glarus (municipality) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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