Glan

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The following geographical objects are called Glan :

Waters:

  • Rivers
    • the Glan (Gurk) , river in Lower Carinthia
    • the Glan (Nahe) , river in Rhineland-Palatinate
    • the Glan, in distinction to the Carinthian Glan Glanbach , a tributary of the Salzach in the city of Salzburg
  • Lakes
    • Glan (Åtvidaberg) , lake in the municipality of Åtvidaberg, Östergötland County, Sweden
    • Glan (Kinda) , lake in the municipality of Kinda, Östergötland County, Sweden
    • Glan (Norrköping) , lake near Norrköping and Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden


Glan is the family name of the following people:

  • Betti Nikolajewna Glan (1904–1992), Ukrainian-Russian cultural politician
  • Karl Rudolf von Glan (1768–1849), Prussian major general and commandant of the Glatz Fortress
  • Paul Glan (1846–1898), German physicist and namesake for several optical systems
  • Rudolf von Glan (1725–1807), German administrative lawyer and bailiff in East Frisia


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