Canton o Glarus
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Kanton Glarus | |
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![]() Location in Swisserland | |
Coordinates: 46°59′N 9°4′E / 46.983°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 9°4′E / 46.983°N 9.067°E | |
Caipital | Glarus |
Lairgest Ceety | Glarus Nord |
Subdivisions | 3 municipalities |
Govrenment | |
• Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
• Legislative | Landsgemeinde Landrat (60) |
Area | |
• Total | 685.32 km2 (264.60 sq mi) |
Population (12/2015)[2] | |
• Total | 40,028 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GL |
Heichest point | 3,614 m (11,857 ft): Tödi |
Lawest point | 414 m (1,358 ft): Linth channel at border tae St.Gallen |
Joined | 1352 |
Languages | German |
Website | GL.ch |
The Canton of Glarus (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlarʊs] ( listen)) is a canton in east central Swisserland. The caipital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety o Alemannic German. The majority o the population (81%) identifies as Christian, aboot evenly split atween the Protestant an Catholic denominations.
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016