Glarus

Summary

Glarus is a cantonal capital of Switzerland^[1]. Glarus draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (cantonal_capital_of_switzerland category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Glarus was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Glarus is located in Canton of Glarus^[4].
• Glarus is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Glarus is on the body of water Klöntalersee^[6].
• Glarus is on the body of water Chlü^[7].
• Glarus is on the body of water Löntsch^[8].
• Glarus is on the body of water Linth^[9].
• Glarus's image is recorded as Glarus Panorama.jpg^[10].
• Glarus's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[11].
• Glarus's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[12].
• Glarus's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[13].
• Glarus's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[14].
• Glarus's flag image is recorded as CHE Glarus Flag.svg^[15].
• Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Innerthal^[16].
• Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Glarus Süd^[17].
• Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Muotathal^[18].
• Glarus's shares border with is recorded as Glarus Nord^[19].
• Glarus's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Glarus COA.svg^[20].
• Glarus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Biebrich^[21].
• Glarus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kobryn^[22].
• Glarus's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Glarus^[23].
• Glarus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rožňava^[24].
• Glarus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170356636^[25].
• Glarus's GND ID is recorded as 4021139-3^[26].
• Glarus's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Glarus 2011.png^[27].

Body

Geography

Glarus is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Glarus is located in Canton of Glarus^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Klöntalersee^[6], a reservoir^[28], in Switzerland^[29]; Chlü^[7], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; Löntsch^[8], a river^[32], in Switzerland^[33]; and Linth^[9], a river^[34], in Switzerland^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Glarus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+103.68'}^[36]. Glarus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+474'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12446'}^[38], {'amount': '+12515'}^[39], {'amount': '+12521'}^[40], {'amount': '+12425'}^[41], {'amount': '+12539'}^[42], and {'amount': '+12886'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantonal capital of Switzerland^[11], city of Switzerland^[12], and Municipality of Switzerland^[13]. Glarus's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[44].

History and Context

+2011-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Glarus^[45].

Why It Matters

Glarus draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (cantonal_capital_of_switzerland category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Glarus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Glarus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]