Glarus (city)

Glarus
Glarus
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	69.23 km2 (26.73 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	5,877
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code	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.stadt-glarus.ch ; SFSO statistics

Glarus (German: Glarus (help·info)) 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[change | change source]

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.

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↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2017

v t e Municipalities in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
Municipalities from January 1, 2011	Glarus \| Glarus Nord \| Glarus Süd
Former municipalities	Betschwanden \| Bilten \| Braunwald \| Diesbach \| Elm \| Engi \| Ennenda \| Filzbach \| Haslen \| Hätzingen \| Leuggelbach \| Linthal \| Luchsingen \| Matt \| Mitlödi \| Mollis \| Mühlehorn \| Näfels \| Netstal \| Nidfurn \| Niederurnen \| Oberurnen \| Obstalden \| Riedern \| Rüti \| Schwanden \| Schwändi \| Sool