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.

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Glarus canonical 5

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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

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