Glarus (city)

Glarus
Coat of arms
Location of Glarus
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	103.6 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)
• Total	12,521
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Postal code	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.stadt-glarus.ch SFSO statistics

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 57,00 people.

Old coat of arms

History

The 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 incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.

Gallery

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  Town center of Glarus

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  Glarus town hall

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  Landsgemeindeplatz

Other websites

• Official Web site (German)