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 identifies as Christian, about
Cantonal museum in the Freulerpalast (Näfels)
Linthal and Glarus Alps
Landsgemeinde of 7 May 2006.
Electrical power from Klöntalersee is one of the canton's main export services.
New Glarus, Wisconsin
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New Glarus is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1845 by immigrants from the canton of Glarus in eastern Switzerland, f
Canton of Glarus
…loans to help residents purchase land in the New World. Many of the resulting emigrants went to the state of Wisconsin, where they founded the town of New Glarus. On 6 May 2007, Glarus became the first Swiss canton to lower the voting age to 16…
New Glarus Village Hall
The Swiss Reformed Church in New Glarus, which was destroyed by fire in 1899
A worker in a New Glarus cheese factory places a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese (1922).
New Glarus yodelers in traditional Swiss garb (1922)