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Glarus (city)
capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glarus (German: Glarus (help·info)) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
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Glarus | |
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°04′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 | 1609 |
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 |
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Glarus is on the Linth River. It is at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills.
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