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Glarus
Switzerland, Switzerland
Glarus serves as the capital of Glarus canton in east-central Switzerland, situated in the Linth Valley at the foot of the towering Glärnisch Massif.
First documented around 800 AD under Säckingen Abbey's control, it joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1352 and became a hub for Reformation preaching by Huldrych Zwingli from 1506 to 1516, though it retained a Catholic majority amid religious tensions resolved by shared church use.
Devastated by a massive 1861 fire that destroyed two-thirds of its buildings, the town was rebuilt in a grid pattern, fostering industrialization in textiles while preserving traditions like the ancient open-air Landsgemeinde assembly.
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