Glarus
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Glarus is a mountainous canton in eastern Switzerland known for its alpine landscapes, textile industry history, and early adoption of progressive democratic reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glarus canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of Switzerland ⓘ |
| borders |
canton of Graubünden
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Graubünden
canton of Schwyz ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Schwyz
Canton of St. Gallen ⓘ canton of Uri ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Uri
Canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| capital |
City of Glarus
ⓘ
surface form:
Glarus (town)
|
| contains |
Glarus Alps
ⓘ
Glarus thrust (geological feature) ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentEconomicActivity |
hydropower production
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Saint Fridolin with staff and book ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | direct democracy ⓘ |
| hasISO3166-2Code | CH-GL ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Klöntalersee
ⓘ
Obersee (Glarus) ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityStructure | three municipalities (since 2011 reform) ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.gl.ch ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalInstitution | cantonal assembly ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Linth ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Tectonic Arena Sardona ⓘ |
| hasVehicleRegistrationCode | GL ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Tödi ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
printing and finishing of textiles
ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| introducedReform |
early child labor regulations
ⓘ
lowering of voting age to 16 at cantonal level ⓘ progressive labor laws in the 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine landscapes
ⓘ
early progressive democratic reforms ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ textile industry history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
ⓘ
Eastern Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Switzerland
|
| memberOf |
Eastern Switzerland
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Switzerland region (planning and statistics)
|
| namedAfter |
City of Glarus
ⓘ
surface form:
Glarus (town)
|
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPresent | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| shortName |
Canton of Glarus
ⓘ
Canton of Glarus ⓘ
surface form:
Kanton Glarus
|
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| usesInstitution | Landsgemeinde ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.