Canton of Glarus
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The canton of Glarus 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 Protestants and Catholics.
Cantonal museum in the Freulerpalast (Näfels)
Linthal and Glarus Alps
Landsgemeinde of May 7, 2006.
Electrical power from Klöntalersee is one of the canton's main export services.
Linth
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The Linth is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually flows into the Obersee section of Lake Zurich. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) in length.
The lower reaches of the Linth near Reichenburg
Conrad Escher's plan of the correction
The plain of the Linth between Weesen and Schmerikon before and after the correction of the Linth, 1811