Glarus Alps
The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland. They are bordered by the Uri Alps and the Schwyz Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south, the Appenzell Alps to the northeast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Limmernsee and Selbsanft.
Limmernsee
Reservoir
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Limmernsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf, Selbsanft and Kistenstöckli. It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.
Selbsanft
Peak
Photo: Stan45, Public domain.
The Selbsanft is a large mountain massif in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the village of Linthal in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The mountain lies within the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breil/Brigels and Schlans.
Breil/Brigels
Village
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels. Breil/Brigels is situated 9 km southeast of Glarus Alps.
Schlans
Village
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Schlans is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun. Schlans is situated 9 km south of Glarus Alps.
Pigniu
Village
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Pigniu is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. Pigniu is situated 9 km east of Glarus Alps.
Glarus Alps
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,510 metres
- Description: mountain range
- Categories: alpine subsection and landform
- Location: Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Glarus Alps” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال الألب غلاروس”
- Armenian: “Գլարուսի Ալպեր”
- Basque: “Glarisko Alpeak”
- Belarusian: “Гларнскія Альпы”
- Bulgarian: “Гларнски Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps de Glarus”
- Cebuano: “Glarner Alpen”
- Chinese: “格拉魯斯阿爾卑斯山脈”
- Chinese: “格拉鲁斯山”
- Czech: “Glarnské Alpy”
- Danish: “Glarner Alperne”
- Dutch: “Glarner Alpen”
- Dutch: “Glarus Alps”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الالب جلاروس”
- Estonian: “Glaruse Alpid”
- Finnish: “Glarusin Alpit”
- French: “Alpes glaroises”
- French: “Alpes glaronaises”
- French: “Alpes glaronnaises”
- Georgian: “გლარნის ალპები”
- German: “Glarner Alpen im engeren Sinne”
- German: “Glarner Alpen”
- Italian: “Alpi Glaronesi in senso stretto”
- Italian: “Alpi Glaronesi”
- Korean: “글라루스 알프스”
- Ladin: “Elpes de Glarus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glarner Alpen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glarner-Alpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glarneralpene”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glarus-Alpene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glarus-Alpane”
- Norwegian: “Glarner-Alpene”
- Norwegian: “Glarus-Alpene”
- Polish: “Alpy Glareńskie”
- Polish: “Alpy Glarneńskie”
- Portuguese: “Alpes de Glaris”
- Portuguese: “Alpes glaroneses”
- Romanian: “Alpii Glarus”
- Russian: “Гларнские Альпы”
- Slovak: “Glarnské Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Glarnske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes de Glaris”
- Spanish: “Alpes Glaroneses”
- Spanish: “Alpes Glarus”
- Swedish: “Glarner Alpen”
- Swiss German: “Glarner Alpen”
- Tosk Albanian: “Glarner Alpen”
- Turkish: “Glarus Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Гларнські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe Glaronezi”
- Vietnamese: “Alpes glaronaises”
- Vietnamese: “Anpơ Glarus”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tierfehd and Orthalden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mittler Selbsanft and Griessloch.
Eastern Switzerland: Must-Visit Destinations
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