Glarus Sud: Seblengrat
The landscape around Glarus Süd is steep, alpine and shaped by high pastures, and this has left its mark on both settlement and daily life. The municipality occupies the upper Linth valley in the canton of Glarus, with the Glarus Alps rising on either side of its villages and hamlets. Meadows, forest and rougher grazing ground cover the slopes above the valley floor, terrain long used for mountain farming. Braunwald, one of the area’s best-known resorts, is largely car-free and reached by funicular from Linthal; it is a base for walking routes and mountain transport. Glarus Süd also includes Elm, where traditional timber houses and alpine farming reflect the enduring role of the working mountain landscape.
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Glarus Süd straddles the upper Linth River in the canton of Glarus, and its settlements have developed along a steep Alpine valley beneath the Glarus Alps. Formed in 2011 by the merger of eight municipalities, it is Switzerland’s largest municipality by area and includes communities such as Elm, Linthal and Schwanden. Above Elm, the Martinsloch is a natural opening in a rock face through which the sun shines at particular times of year; this landscape belongs to the UNESCO-listed Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona. Hiking routes, mountain railways and the Klausen Pass road connect the valley with higher terrain. Explore further webcams nearby to see how Glarus Süd relates to the Linth valley and surrounding peaks.
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Glarus combines a compact alpine valley with a long civic tradition in a way that reflects its position within eastern Switzerland. The Linth runs through the canton beneath the Glarus Alps, where steep valley sides and high passes have long shaped settlement and travel. Its defining geological landmark is the UNESCO-listed Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona: the Glarus Thrust places older rock layers above younger ones. Glarus also retains the legacy of the Landsgemeinde, the open-air cantonal assembly formerly held in its capital, and is associated with Schabziger, a green cheese flavoured with blue fenugreek. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Glarus.
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