Elm, Switzerland

Elm
Location of Elm
Elm
Elm
Coordinates: 46°55′N 9°10′E / 46.917°N 9.167°E / 46.917; 9.167
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGlarus
Districtn.a.
Area
 • Total90.73 km2 (35.03 sq mi)
Elevation
977 m (3,205 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total622
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8767
SFOS number1605
LocalitiesMüsli, Obmoos, Schwändi, Steinibach, Sulzbach, Töniberg, Untertal, Vogelsang, Wald
Surrounded byAndiast (GR), Betschwanden, Flims (GR), Laax (GR), Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mels (SG), Pfäfers (SG), Pigniu (GR), Ruschein (GR), Schwanden, Siat (GR)
Websitewww.elm.ch/gemeinde
SFSO statistics

Elm was a municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

It is the municipality farthest south in the valley of the Sernf.

History

Russian General Alexander Suvarov and his troops stayed the night in Elm before crossing Panix Pass to Pigniu on their retreat into Austria.

On September 11, 1881, an avalanche caused by too much mining of slate killed 114 people and buried 83 structures in the municipality.

Other websites

Media related to Elm at Wikimedia Commons


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