Glarus (city)
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Coordinates | 47°02′N 9°04′E |
| Population | 5686 (as of December 2003) |
| Area | 69.23 km2 (26.73 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 |
![Glarus [zoom] is located in Switzerland](/wiki/File:Switzerland_location_map.svg)
Glarus (German: 
Glarus (info • help)) 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.
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.
Gallery[change | change source]
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Town center of Glarus
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Glarus town hall
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Landsgemeindeplatz
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official Web site (German)
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