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Glarus (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 02 26 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.0406 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 04 05 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.0680 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Linth River. Established as a Roman settlement ca. 15 BCE. The Alemanni settled here from ca. 500 CE. In the 6th century, Irish monk, Fridolin, converted the district to Christianity. Became a member of the Swiss Confederation in 1352, and its inhabitants defeated the Hapsburg army at the Battle of Näfels in 1388. |
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| Glarus (preferred,C,V,German,U)
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| Glaris (C,V,French,U)
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| Glarona (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Glaruna (C,V,Romansh,U)
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Glarus (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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inhabited by Romans by ca. 15 BC |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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