Glarus

Glarus, 1981-2010
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Glarus

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Glarus Glarus (GL)
District :	No district division
BFS no. :	1632i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	8750 Glarus 8750 Klöntal 8750 Riedern 8754 Netstal 8755 Ennenda
UN / LOCODE :	CH GLA
Coordinates :	723 766 / 211 267 coordinates: 47 ° 2 '27 " N , 9 ° 4' 2" O ; CH1903: 723,766 / 211 26747.04088 9.06728 474
Height :	474 m above sea level M.
Height range :	444–2914 m above sea level M.
Area :	103.67 km²
Residents:	i12,426 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	120 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Christian Marti ( FDP )
Website:	www.gemeinde.glarus.ch
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Location of the municipality
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Coat of arms of the local community existing until December 31, 2010

The city of Glarus (local Swiss German Glaris [glɑrɪs] , French Glaris , Italian Glarona , Rhaeto-Romanic Glaruna ^?^/^I ) is a political municipality (until 2010 local municipality, today a unified municipality ) and the capital of the Swiss canton of the same name, Glarus .

As part of the Glarus community reform , Glarus merged on January 1, 2011 with the communities Ennenda , Netstal and Riedern to form the new political community of Glarus .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 1000 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1923

Glarus is located in the geographical center of the canton of the same name on the Linth and at the foot of the 2300 m high Vorderglärnisch . The highest point of the municipality is the 2914 m high Bächistock, which belongs to the Glärnisch massif . Neighboring communities are the communities Glarus Nord , Glarus Süd as well as Muotathal and Innerthal (both canton Schwyz ).

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Glarus, 1981–2010

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	2.6	4.1	9.0	13.9	18.8	21.3	23.4	22.5	18.4	14.0	7.6	3.7	O	13.3
Min. Temperature (° C)	−3.6	−2.9	0.5	3.8	8.1	11.1	13.2	13.0	9.8	6.0	1.0	−2.2	O	4.9
Temperature (° C)	−0.7	0.4	4.5	8.7	13.2	16.0	18.0	17.3	13.8	9.7	4.0	0.6	O	8.8

Precipitation ( mm )	86	85	105	97	130	168	198	190	138	96	108	104	Σ	1,505

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	2.0	2.4	2.8	4.1	4.9	5.1	5.5	5.0	3.5	2.8	2.0	1.6	O	3.5

Rainy days ( d )	10.6	9.4	12.3	11.9	13.8	14.2	14.6	14.6	11.7	9.7	10.9	10.5	Σ	144.2

Humidity ( % )	82	78	73	68	71	74	75	78	81	81	82	83	O	77.2

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history

The place Clarona is mentioned for the first time in writing in the 8th century in a life story of Saints Felix and Regula . The name probably goes back to a Latin basic form * ad clārōnam "at the bright spot", in the figurative sense "forest clearing".

Until the end of the 14th century, large parts of the Glarus region belonged to the manorial power of the Säckingen monastery , until the inhabitants bought themselves out of it. The first Landsgemeinde took place in 1387 , an institution that still exists here today and is usually held on the first Sunday in May. Glarus became the capital of the Linth Valley by resolution of the Landsgemeinde in 1419, as the only church in the valley stood here for a long time. Between 1506 and 1516 Ulrich Zwingli , who later became a reformer, was a popular Catholic priest in Glarus. From 1522 to 1555 Valentin Tschudi was the first Protestant pastor, a moderate reformer and mediator between the two denominations. From 1555 to 1570, Fridolin Brunner followed as pastor, who had previously carried out the Reformation in several Glarus villages.

During the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803), Glarus was the capital of the canton of Linth.

In 1861 a devastating major fire raged , which destroyed large parts of the village. Only a few buildings from the time before the fire remained in the cityscape. The reconstruction took place very quickly according to an urban plan based on a rectangular grid. This type of urban planning, known mainly from the United States, was chosen to prevent further conflagrations of this kind.

politics

Christian Marti ( FDP ) was confirmed in office in the municipal council elections on March 4, 2018. In addition to him, the municipality council has six other members. The new municipality of Glarus forms a district electoral district that provides 19 of the 60 Glarus district administrators.

economy

The once important textile industry has almost completely disappeared. Today the wood and plastics industry as well as fabric and book printing predominate . The service sector has become the most important industry. The largest employer today is the cantonal hospital with around 450 jobs. Tourism is also gaining in importance.

Attractions

City church Glarus , landmark of the city (architect Ferdinand Stadler )
Fridolinskirche, Catholic (1964, architect: Ernest Brantschen )
St. Michael Castle Chapel
The station and goods shed, locomotive shed and turntable
Power plant on the Löntsch
Kunsthaus Glarus
State Library
Stahlihaus

Glarus with Glärnisch
View from the Bergli

Town twinning

with Kobryn in Belarus , initiated by the former mayor Heinrich Aebli . General Suvorov had owned an estate in Kobryn , which stopped in 1799 in the Glarnerland.
with Wiesbaden-Biebrich in Germany (since January 2009).

Personalities

Heinrich Aebli (* 1933), 1985–2002 mayor of Glarus, today development worker
Mario Andreotti (* 1947), Germanist
Joachim Bäldi (before 1527–1571), captain, land clerk, governor and governor
Marcel Bernasconi (* 1940), jazz pianist
Pierangelo Boog (* 1957), artist and illustrator
Fridolin Brunner (1498–1570), reformer and Protestant pastor in Glarus 1555–1570
Maria Anna Brunner (1655–1697), Benedictine and abbess
Ernst Buss (1843–1928), Protestant clergyman, local researcher, founder of the German East Asia Mission and Vice President of the Swiss Alpine Club .
Erwin C. Dietrich (1930–2018), actor, screenwriter, film producer and director, born in Glarus
Cosmus Freuler (1780–1838), teacher, printer and librarian
Friedrich Frey (1867–1933), archivist and local history researcher
Frieda Gallati (1876–1955), historian
Anna Göldi (1734–1782), “last witch of Europe”, executed in Glarus
William Nicholas Hailmann , American educator
Eveline Hasler (* 1933), writer
Walter Haug (1927-2008), Medievalist
Joachim Heer (1825–1879), Landammann and Federal Councilor
Jodok Hösli (around 1592–1637), abbot of the Pfäfers monastery
Heinrich Hössli (1784–1864), writer, champion of the "love of men"
This Jenny (1952–2014), entrepreneur and politician
Johann Melchior Kubli (1750–1835), politician, «whistleblower» of the Anna Göldi judicial murder
Fritz Künzli (1946–2019), football player
Bernhard Milt (1896–1956), doctor and medical historian
Patrick Mitidieri (* 1975), rapper
Innocenz Müller (1675–1727), librarian at the St. Gallen monastery
Herbert Noser (* 1961), football player
Yvan Pestalozzi (* 1937), iron sculptor
Yves Rüedi (* 1976), federal judge
Giaco Schiesser (* 1953), cultural scientist, philosopher, publicist
Karl Schnyder (1931–2016), politician
Urs Sonderegger (* 1964), racing car driver
Willy Spieler (1937–2016), publicist, editor and politician
Rösli Streiff (1901–1997), ski racer
Aegidius Tschudi (1505–1572), historian and politician
Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818–1889), natural scientist, explorer, linguist and diplomat
Rudolf Tschudi (1884–1960), philologist and orientalist
Valentin Tschudi (1499–1555), reformer, first Protestant pastor of Glarus
Sam Trümpy (1941–2003), jazz musician
Jakob Wäch (1893–1918), painter
Jürg Wickihalder (* 1973), jazz musician and composer
Josua Zweifel (1854–1895), Africa explorer, discoverer of the Niger springs
Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), reformer (1506–1516 pastor in Glarus)