Eastern Switzerland
Glarus
Glarus Nord

Näfels

Näfels is a former municipality in the in . Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of .
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  • Type: Village with 4,020 residents
  • Description: village and former municipality in Glarus Nord in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Naefels” and “Nafels”
  • Postal code: 8752

Places of Interest

Highlights include Freulerpalast and Höfli.

Manor estate
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate.

Historic building
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building.

Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollis and Oberurnen.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the in . Effective from 1 January 2011, is part of the municipality of .

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the in . Effective from 1 January 2011, is part of the municipality of .

Village
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.
is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in . Effective from 1 January 2011, is part of the municipality of . is situated 3 km north of Näfels.

Näfels

Latitude
47.09978° or 47° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
9.06301° or 9° 3′ 47″ east
Population
4,020
Elevation
437 metres (1,434 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH NEF
Open location code
8FVF33X7+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30201178
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659516
Wiki­data ID
Q182806
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Western Panjabi—“Näfels” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Näfels”
  • Catalan: “Näfels”
  • Cebuano: “Näfels”
  • Chinese: “Näfels”
  • Chinese: “奈弗爾斯”
  • Chinese: “纳费尔斯”
  • Chuvash: “Нефельс”
  • Dutch: “Nafels”
  • Dutch: “Näfels”
  • Esperanto: “Näfels”
  • French: “Nafels”
  • French: “Näfels”
  • German: “Näfels”
  • Inari Sami: “Näfels”
  • Irish: “Näfels”
  • Italian: “Näfels”
  • Kazakh: “Нефельс”
  • Lombard: “Näfels”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Näfels”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Näfels”
  • Piemontese: “Näfels”
  • Polish: “Näfels”
  • Portuguese: “Näfels”
  • Russian: “Нефельс”
  • Spanish: “Näfels”
  • Swedish: “Näfels”
  • Swiss German: “Näfels”
  • Turkish: “Näfels”
  • Ukrainian: “Нефельс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Näfels”
  • Uzbek: “Näfels”
  • Volapük: “Näfels”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Näfels”
  • Western Panjabi: “نافلز”
  • “Näfels”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tolderhaus and Post Näfels.

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