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    The canton of Glarus (German: Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] Romansh: Chantun Glaruna; French: Canton de Glaris; Italian: Canton Glarona) is a canton in east...
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    January 2011, the municipality Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern. Glarus lies on the river Linth between...
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    the canton of Glarus, including parts of the cantons of Uri, Graubünden, and St Gallen. Conversely, not all the mountains in the canton of Glarus are...
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    were named after the canton of Glarus in eastern Switzerland. The community was founded in 1845 by immigrants from that canton and was incorporated in...
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    in Glarus claimed as the original banner of 1388. The current official design dates to 1959. Flag of St. Fridolin, on exhibit in the Glarus cantonal museum...
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    in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus. The cantonal executives consist of either five or seven members, depending on the canton. For the...
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    French forces at Glarus, also capturing Netstal, but came to a stalemate near Näfels and Mollis. Despite the main goal of capturing Glarus accomplised, Suvorov...
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    of the modern canton together with Appenzell became the canton of Säntis, while its southern parts together with Glarus became the canton of Linth. Before...
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    Schwyz, Unterwalden and Glarus from 1464; of Zürich, Bern and Glarus from 1712 County of Toggenburg – protectorate of Schwyz and Glarus from 1436; of Zürich...
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    the rural cantons (Länderorte, as opposed to the city-cantons). These Cantons were: Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden (the forest-cantons), Glarus and Appenzell...
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