Glarus Nord

Summary

Glarus Nord is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Glarus Nord was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Glarus Nord is located in Canton of Glarus^[4].
• Glarus Nord is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Glarus Nord is on the body of water Walensee^[6].
• Glarus Nord is on the body of water Linth^[7].
• Glarus Nord's head of government is recorded as Martin Laupper^[8].
• Glarus Nord's image is recorded as A Swiss Mountain Village (12137111955).jpg^[9].
• Glarus Nord's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[10].
• Glarus Nord's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[11].
• Glarus Nord's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[12].
• Glarus Nord's flag image is recorded as CHE Glarus Nord Flag.svg^[13].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Glarus^[14].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Schänis^[15].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Schübelbach^[16].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Amden^[17].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Reichenburg^[18].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Quarten^[19].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Innerthal^[20].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Benken^[21].
• Glarus Nord's shares border with is recorded as Weesen^[22].
• Glarus Nord's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Glarus Nord COA.svg^[23].
• Glarus Nord's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Säckingen^[24].
• Glarus Nord's GND ID is recorded as 1073293637^[25].
• Glarus Nord's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Glarus Nord 2011.png^[26].
• Glarus Nord's postal code is recorded as 8752^[27].

Body

Geography

Glarus Nord is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. It is located in Canton of Glarus^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Walensee^[6], a lake^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Linth^[7], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+147'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.99'}^[33]. Glarus Nord's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+437'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17198'}^[35], {'amount': '+18247'}^[36], {'amount': '+18481'}^[37], and {'amount': '+18832'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[10] and city of Switzerland^[11].

History and Context

+2011-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Glarus Nord^[39].

Why It Matters

Glarus Nord ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]