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28-646: The Glarus Alps extend well beyond 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 part of the Glarus Alps, with those to the north of the Urner Boden and to the west of the valley of the river Linth considered to be part of the Schwyz Alps . The main chain of the Glarus Alps can be divided into six minor groups, separated from each other by passes,

56-521: A mountain cliff called Tschingelhörner between Elm and Flims (in the same cliff is a natural hole called the Martinsloch ). There is also a large lake called Walensee ( Lake Walen ) on the north. The total area of the canton of Glarus is 685 square kilometers (264 sq mi), of which about half is considered productive. Forestry is an important branch of industry in the canton. The Landsgemeinde (cantonal assembly) of 2006 decided that

84-800: A road was built from Altdorf to Unterschächen , and in 1893-99 the road was extended across the pass to Linthal. The building of the road required the demolition of the 1717-built chapel, and the current Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle was built in 1938. An historic hillclimb , almost 14 miles long, known as the Klausenpassrennen. Whitney Straight finished third in the 1934 event. 1922 Nieth (Hispano Suiza) 21m 42s 1923 Rutzler (Steyr) 20m 24.4s 1924 Merz (Mercedes) 18m 48.6s 1925 Masetti (Sunbeam) 17m 28.8s 1927 Rosenberger (Mercedes) 17m 17s 1929 Chiron (Bugatti) 16m 42.4s 1930 Chiron (Bugatti) 16m 24.6s 1932 Caracciola (Alfa-Romeo) 15m 50s 1934 Caracciola (Mercedes) 15m 22.2s (record) In 1993

112-579: A route different from that of the road. The Klausen Pass was originally a cattle track, which by 1196 was controlled by a customs office in Bürglen . According to legend, the border between Glarus and Uri was determined in 1315, following prolonged disputes. The two cantons agreed that at first cockcrow, two runners would start from Altdorf and Linthal, respectively, and the border would be where they met. The people of Glarus decided to feed their cock well, so that it might be sympathetic to their cause, while

140-697: Is crowned by the summit of the Piz Posta Biala. Another considerable ramification of the same mass terminates farther to the east in the peak of the Cavistrau . The Kisten Pass separates the Tödi group from the Hausstock , whose summit attains 3,158 m; a branch of this latter group forms the range of the Kärpf in the canton of Glarus. The Hausstock is cut off from the rather lower but more extended mass of

168-450: Is given in the following table: The geography of the canton helped to establish slate works in the 17th century. The mountainous surroundings of Glarus were also an advantage in industrialisation. Cotton spinning was important in the 18th century, complementing traditional woolen spinning. Industrialisation also brought cotton printing, hydroelectric plants and later metal and machinery factories, as well as paper mills. In 2014, about 5% of

196-717: Is part of the Glarus thrust and culminates at Piz Sardona . This mass is cleft by a deep valley — the Calfeisental: one branch, culminating in the Pizol (2,844 m), extends east over Pfäfers , while another, including the highest peak of the canton of St. Gallen , the Ringelspitz (3,247 m), runs due east to the low Kunkels Pass (1,357 m), separating this range from the Calanda . Main glaciers  : The chief passes of

224-620: Is the Tödi at 3,614 meters (11,857 ft) Other mountains include the Hausstock (3,158 meters (10,361 ft)) and the Glärnisch (2,910 meters (9,550 ft)). The canton contains part of a thrust fault that was declared a geologic UNESCO World Heritage Site , under the name Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona , in 2008. Famous outcrops in the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona include those at Lochsite near Glarus and in

252-456: Is where the Glarus runner fell dead, exhausted from carrying the runner from Uri. In 1590, a hospital for travellers was built at Urnerboden , with the maintenance of the pass shared between the cantons of Uri and Glarus. In 1625 Glarus transferred their section of the route to a private individual. In 1717, a chapel was built at the summit, probably dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra . In 1870,

280-660: The Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle , whilst 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) to the west side of, and 100 metres (330 ft) below, the summit is the Hotel Passhohe . As well as being a popular route for cyclists and motorcyclists, the Klausenpass also forms part of the Alpine Pass Route , a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland. However the hiking trail approaches the pass from both sides using

308-828: The Schärhorn and the Gross Windgällen , belonging to the canton of Uri, is connected with the Tödi by the range of the Clariden Grat, north to the Hüfi Glacier . A less important branch encloses the Biferten Glacier , and terminates in the Selbsanft , south of Tierfehd. Towards the valley of the Vorderrhein a high promontory stretches nearly due south from the central peaks of the Tödi, and

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336-514: The Urnerboden . The road is normally closed between October and May, due to the high snowfall on the pass. During the open period, a PostBus Switzerland service crosses the pass several times a day, connecting Fluelen station , on the Gotthard railway and Lake Lucerne , with Linthal station , the terminus of the railway line through Glarus. At the top of the pass is a historic chapel,

364-771: The Val Russein below Disentis . Two glacier passes lead over this part of the chain — one to west, over the Brunnigletscher to the Maderanertal ; the other to the north-east, over the Sand Glacier, to the Linthal . The Tödi , the highest of the range and of north-eastern Switzerland (3,614 m), is attended by numerous secondary peaks that arise from the extensive snow-fields surrounding the central mountain. A very considerable outlyer, whose chief summits are

392-726: The Vorab by the Panixer Pass (7,907 ft). Numerous summits, of which the Vorab proper and Piz Grisch are the most important, approach very near, but do not quite attain to 10,000 feet. The eastern limit of the latter group is marked by the Segnas Pass  [ de ] — the most frequented of those connecting the Canton Glarus with the Vorderrhein — beyond which arises a wide-stretching mass of rock and glacier, which

420-445: The 25 municipalities of Glarus be consolidated to three, effective 1 January 2011. The population of the canton (as of 31 December 2020) is 40,851. As of 2007 , the population included 7,314 foreigners (or 19.13% of the total population). The population (as of 2000 ) is nearly evenly split between Protestants (44%) and Roman Catholics (37%). 83.6% is German -speaking and 6.8% is Italian -speaking. The historical population

448-694: The Crispalt, the Chrüzli Pass separates this from the rather higher mass of the Oberalpstock (3,328 m). Here occurs a partial break in the continuity of the chain. The crest of the snowy range connecting the Oberalpstock with the Tödi nowhere sinks to 9,000 feet, but makes a sweep convex to the north, forming a semicircular recess, whose numerous torrents are all poured into the Rhine through

476-576: The New World. Many of the resulting emigrants went to the state of Wisconsin , where they founded the town of New Glarus . On May 6, 2007, Glarus became the first Swiss canton to lower the voting age to 16. The canton of Glarus is dominated by the deep valley of the Linth River and the smaller Sernftal on the east. Most of the area is mountainous . The highest peak in the Glarus Alps

504-596: The Tödi Range, from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass , are: Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus ( German : Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ; Romansh : Chantun Glaruna ; French : Canton de Glaris ; Italian : Canton Glarona ) is a canton in east-central Switzerland . The capital is Glarus . The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German . The majority of

532-470: The assemblies and establish a single Landsgemeinde . In the early 1840s, after several years of failed crops and as food became scarce, much of the canton found itself deep in poverty. With more workers than available jobs, emigration to the United States of America was seen as a solution. The Glarus Emigration Society was established in 1844, which offered loans to help residents purchase land in

560-573: The boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri. The Klausen Pass is crossed by a paved road, which has a length, between Altdorf and Linthal, of 46 kilometres (29 mi). The road approaches the summit from Altdorf via the Schächen Valley communities of Bürglen , Spiringen and Unterschächen , and descends to Linthal via

588-582: The lowest of which exceeds 7,500 ft. The westernmost of these is the Crispalt, a rugged range including many peaks of nearly equal height. The highest of these are the Piz Giuv (3,096 m) and Piz Nair . The name Crispalt is given to a southern, but secondary, peak of Piz Giuv, measuring 3,070 m. West of the main group is the Rienzenstock, while a northern outlier culminates in the Bristen . East of

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616-414: The people of Uri gave theirs nothing to eat at all. The result was that the Glarus cock overslept, while the Uri one, driven by hunger, crowed exceptionally early, and the runner of Uri crossed the entire Urnerboden before the Glarus runner even set out. On the pleading of the Glarus runner, the man of Uri agreed to let him carry him back uphill as far as he could, and the present border between Uri and Glarus

644-587: The population (81%) identifies as Christian , about evenly split between Protestants and Catholics . According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk Saint Fridolin , the founder of Säckingen Abbey in what is now the German state of Baden-Württemberg . From the 9th century, the area around Glarus was owned by Säckingen Abbey,

672-520: The struggles between the Protestants and the Catholics in the area. To secure peace it was decided that each party should have its own assembly ( Landsgemeinde ) in 1623, and at a later stage in 1683, each side was granted the right to have its own tribunals. Between 1798 and 1803 Glarus was part of the canton of Linth as established by Napoleon . In 1836 the constitution was adapted to unite

700-467: The total, which is almost 18% lower than 74.9% nationwide. Of those in the tertiary sector, 11.72% work in retail shops and 10.37% are in health care. Klausen Pass Klausen Pass (German: Klausenpass ; elevation: 1,948 metres or 6,391 feet) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal in the canton of Glarus . Somewhat unusually,

728-635: The town of Glarus being recorded as Clarona . The Alemanni began to settle in the valley from the early 8th century. The Alemannic German language took hold only gradually and was dominant by the 11th century. By 1288, the Habsburgs had claimed all the abbey's rights. Glarus joined the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1352 as one of the foundational eight cantons ( Acht Orte ) of the period of 1353–1481. The first recorded Landsgemeinde of Glarus took place in 1387. Habsburg's attempts to reconquer

756-560: The valley were repelled in the Battle of Näfels of 1388. A banner depicting Saint Fridolin was used to rally the people of Glarus at that battle, and from that time Glarus has used the image of Saint Fridolin on its flags and in its coat of arms . The County of Werdenberg was annexed to Glarus in 1517. Between 1506 and 1516 the later reformer Huldrych Zwingli was a priest in Glarus, but Glarus remained Catholic, and by 1564 all of Zwingli's followers were eliminated. This, however, did not end

784-465: The workers in Glarus work in the primary sector (the total for all of Switzerland is 3.3%) Of these 5%, in 2008, nearly three-quarters are involved in dairy farming and cattle breeding . In 2014 the secondary sector employed 8,322 or about 38.2% of the total, which is much higher than 21.8% for the entire country. Of those in the secondary sector, over one-quarter worked in the construction industry. The tertiary sector employed 12,366 or about 56.8% of

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