Canton of Glarus
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Canton of Glarus

Short NameGlarus
Local NamesKanton Glarus
Lat Deg46|lat_min=59
Lon Deg9|lon_min=4
CapitalGlarus|
Area685
Area Rank17th
Population Rank23rd
Since1352
AbbrGL
LanguagesGerman
ExecutiveRegierungsrat
Executive Members7
LegislativeLandsgemeinde (Landrat
Parliament Members80
HighestTödi
Highest M3614
LowestLinth channel at border to St.Gallen
Lowest M410
Municipalities Number25

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The Canton of Glarus (-deˈɡlaʁʊs-De-Glarus.ogg) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.

The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German.

The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.

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Sauber Drivers Attend Icy Fitness Camp - The Checkered Flag Tweet this news
The Checkered Flag---...- preparing for the rigours of a 20-race Formula 1 season by attending a four-day fitness camp in above the Walensee lake in the Swiss -canton of Glarus-. ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:12:53 GMT+00:00
Glarus police identify avalanche victim - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)--Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Police in -canton Glarus- now say the person who died in an avalanche on the Grossen Kaerpf near Elm Sunday was a ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:06:25 GMT+00:00
Zero dead on Glarus roads last year - World Radio Switzerland Tweet this news
World Radio Switzerland--It's a happy first since statistics began: -canton Glarus- recorded exactly zero dead on its roads last year. In 2009, crashes claimed two lives, ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:52:25 GMT+00:00
New Year marks start of legal reforms - swissinfo.ch Tweet this news
swissinfo.ch--The 25 communes of -canton Glarus- will combine to form just three districts: Glarus, Glarus North and Glarus South. At 430 square kilometres, the latter will ... - Date : Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:19:41 GMT+00:00
Nel 2011 45 comuni in meno - RSI.ch Informazione Tweet this news
RSI.ch Informazione--Il cambiamento è stato ancora più radicale nel -canton- Glarona. Come deciso dalla Landsgemeinde del 2006, da gennaio si passerà da 25 a tre Comuni - -Glarus-, ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:45:49 GMT+00:00
Five in focus - new pumped storage schemes - International Water Power and Dam Construction Tweet this news
International Water Power and Dam Construction--Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG - a partnership between the -canton of Glarus- and Axpo - is expanding its existing facilities under the Linthal 2015 project to ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:00:03 GMT+00:00
Aggregazioni, più numerose in Ticino e Glarona - TicinOnline.ch Tweet this news
TicinOnline.ch---...- nel -canton- Glarona: come deciso dalla Landsgemeinde del 2006 il prossimo primo gennaio si passerà da 25 a tre Comuni - -Glarus-, -Glarus- Nord e -Glarus- Süd. ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:18:06 GMT+00:00
Swiss Post Meets Authority Requirements With IncaMail - Hell Mail Tweet this news
Hell Mail---...- social security court of -Canton- Zurich are introducing IncaMail, as will the cantonal authorities in Aargau, Basel-Land, Solothurn, Graubünden, -Glarus-, ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:35:21 GMT+00:00
Maltempo in Francia, Italia e Canton Ticino, foehn a nord delle Alpi - Meteo Giornale Tweet this news
Meteo Giornale--In Austria, Salisburgo 20,3°C, Sankt Wolfgang 19,4°C. In Svizzera, -Glarus- 20,3°C, Altdorf 19,5°C. In Svizzera, sono state invece intense le precipitazioni a ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:20:02 GMT+00:00
European champion Röthlin to race Gebrselassie in New York - International Association of Athletics Foundation Tweet this news
International Association of Athletics Foundation---...- his preparation with a standard treadmill training session (including a lactate test) at the Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg in the -canton of Glarus-. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:24:34 GMT+00:00


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