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
The upper part of the Linth valley, with the river just visible to the bottom, the village of Linthal above, and the Biferten glacier at the top centre
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
Linthal, Glarus
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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus.
View of village, looking down the valley from the Klausen Pass road
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)