Schwanden

Schwanden is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of and in .
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  • Type: Village with 2,390 residents
  • Description: village and former municipality in Glarus Süd in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Schwanden GL” and “Schwanden, Glarus
  • Postal code: 8762

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pulverturm, Schwanden and Reformed church.

Historic building
is a historic building.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a railway station in the municipality of in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Schwanden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwändi and Sool.

Village
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in .

Village
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in .

Village
is a village, and former municipality, in the and in .

Schwanden

Latitude
46.99556° or 46° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
9.07136° or 9° 4′ 17″ east
Population
2,390
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH SDN
Open location code
8FRFX3WC+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240116437
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2658684
Wiki­data ID
Q659947
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Waray—“Schwanden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Schwanden
  • Cebuano: Schwanden
  • Chinese: Schwanden
  • Chuvash: Шванден
  • Dutch: Schwanden
  • Esperanto: Schwanden GL
  • Esperanto: Thon
  • French: Schwanden
  • German: Schwanden GL
  • German: Schwanden
  • Inari Sami: Schwanden
  • Irish: Schwanden
  • Italian: Schwanden
  • Kazakh: Şvanden
  • Kazakh: Шванден
  • Kazakh: شۆاندەن
  • Korean: 슈반덴
  • Lombard: Schwanden
  • Min Nan Chinese: Schwanden
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Schwanden
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Schwanden i Glarus
  • Piemontese: Schwanden
  • Polish: Schwanden (Glarus Süd)
  • Polish: Schwanden
  • Portuguese: Schwanden
  • Russian: Шванден
  • Spanish: Schwanden
  • Swedish: Schwanden, Glarus
  • Swedish: Schwanden
  • Turkish: Schwanden
  • Ukrainian: Шванден
  • Upper Sorbian: Schwanden
  • Uzbek: Schwanden
  • Uzbek: Shvanden
  • Uzbek: Счwанден
  • Volapük: Schwanden
  • Waray (Philippines): Schwanden, Glarus
  • Waray (Philippines): Schwanden

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Highlights include Friedhof Schwanden and Rysläuferhuus.

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