Birchenfad

Birchenfad is a locality in Glarus Süd, Glarus. Birchenfad is situated nearby to the locality Luegboden, as well as near Limmerentobel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nüschenstock and Selbsanft.

Nüschenstock

Peak

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The Nüschenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Linthal in canton of Glarus, Switzerland. On its eastern side it overlooks the Muttsee. Nüschenstock is situated 2½ km east of Birchenfad.

Selbsanft

Peak

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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. Selbsanft is situated 3½ km south of Birchenfad.

Muttsee

Reservoir

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Muttsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, with a surface area of 42 ha. It is used as the upper reservoir in the 1 GW pumped-storage hydroelectricity Linth–Limmern Power Stations. Muttsee is situated 3 km east of Birchenfad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linthal and Urnerboden.

Linthal

Village

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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. Linthal is situated 7 km north of Birchenfad.

Urnerboden

Village

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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 7 km northwest of Birchenfad.

Rüti

Village

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Rüti is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Rüti is situated 9 km north of Birchenfad.

Birchenfad

Type: Locality
Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.86067° or 46° 51′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.98775° or 8° 59′ 16″ east

Open location code

8FRCVX6Q+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7714065886

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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