Glarus | |
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![]() View of Glarus | |
Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°04′E / 47.033°N 9.067°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Glarus |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Peter Aebli FDP/PRD |
Area | |
• Total | 103.68 km2 (40.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 12,425 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 8750 |
SFOS number | 1609 |
Surrounded by | Ennenda, Innerthal (SZ), Luchsingen, Mitlödi, Muotathal (SZ), Näfels, Netstal, Riedern, Schwanden, Schwändi |
Twin towns | New Glarus (Wisconsin), Kobryn (Belarus) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Glarus (German: Glarus (help·info)) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Glarus is on the Linth River. It is at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills.
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.
Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus includes the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.[3]