Glarus

Glarus
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Glarus
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°04′E / 47.033°N 9.067°E / 47.033; 9.067
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area [1]
• Total	103.68 km2 (40.03 sq mi)
Elevation (Stadtkirche Glarus)	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	12,425
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Glarner(in)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8750, 8754, 8755
SFOS number	1632
ISO 3166 code	CH-GL
Localities	Glarus, Netstal, Ennetbühls, Ennenda, Riedern, Hinter-Klöntal, Richisau, Klöntal
Surrounded by	Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ)
Twin towns	Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
Website	www.gemeinde.glarus.ch SFSO statistics

Glarus (German: [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ^ⓘ; Alemannic German: Glaris; French: Glaris; Italian: Glarona; Romansh: Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.^[3]

Glarus lies on the river Linth between the foot of the Glärnisch (part of the Schwyzer Alps) to the west and the Schilt (Glarus Alps) to the east. Very few buildings built before the fire of 1861 remain. Wood, textile, and plastics, as well as printing, are the dominant industries. The symbol of the city is the neo-romanesque city church.