Canton of Glarus

Summary

Canton of Glarus is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It draws 504 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #17 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Glarus was a member of University of Teacher Education in Special Needs^[3].
• Canton of Glarus is located in Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Glarus is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Canton of Glarus's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[6].
• Canton of Glarus's instance of is recorded as federated state^[7].
• Canton of Glarus's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Canton of Glarus's capital is recorded as Glarus^[9].
• Canton of Glarus's official language is recorded as German^[10].
• Canton of Glarus's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[11].
• Canton of Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Uri^[12].
• Canton of Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Canton of the Grisons^[13].
• Canton of Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Canton of St. Gallen^[14].
• Canton of Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Schwyz^[15].
• Canton of Glarus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glarus^[16].
• Canton of Glarus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glarus Nord^[17].
• Canton of Glarus's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Glarus Süd^[18].
• Canton of Glarus's legislative body is recorded as Landsgemeinde Glarus^[19].
• Canton of Glarus's legislative body is recorded as Landrat of Glarus^[20].
• Canton of Glarus's coat of arms is recorded as Q1392145^[21].
• Canton of Glarus is part of Eastern Switzerland^[22].
• Canton of Glarus is part of Southeastern Switzerland^[23].
• Canton of Glarus is part of Eastern Switzerland^[24].
• Canton of Glarus's Commons category is recorded as Canton of Glarus^[25].
• Canton of Glarus's licence plate code is recorded as GL^[26].
• Canton of Glarus's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Founding

1352 marks the founding of Canton of Glarus^[28].

Identity

Canton of Glarus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanton Glarus'}^[29]. Part of include Eastern Switzerland^[22], a greater region of Switzerland^[30], in Switzerland^[31] and Southeastern Switzerland^[23], a region^[32], in Switzerland^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Canton of Glarus include New Glarus^[34], a village of Wisconsin^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1845^[37].

Why It Matters

Canton of Glarus draws 504 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #17 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include New Glarus^[34], a village of Wisconsin^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1845^[37].