Elm, Switzerland
Elm was a municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
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Location of Elm
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| Coordinates: 46°55′N 9°10′E / 46.917°N 9.167°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 9°10′E / 46.917°N 9.167°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Glarus |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.73 km2 (35.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 977 m (3,205 ft) |
| Population (December 2003) | |
| • Total | 741 |
| • Density | 8.167/km2 (21.153/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8767 |
| Localities | Müsli, Obmoos, Schwändi, Steinibach, Sulzbach, Töniberg, Untertal, Vogelsang, Wald |
| Surrounded by | Andiast (GR), Betschwanden, Flims (GR), Laax (GR), Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mels (SG), Pfäfers (SG), Pigniu (GR), Ruschein (GR), Schwanden, Siat (GR) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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.
Elm, Switzerland Media
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)
Former tramway station in Elm
- Sernftal.jpg
Tschingelhörner from Elm, Sernftal
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Elm GL, Switzerland self-made, June 2006
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Elm at Wikimedia Commons
- Website of the touristic region of Elm (in German)
