Illustration of a The rockslide of Elm (Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, in German Der Bergsturz von Elm) killed 115 people and destroyed 83 buildings on September 11, 1881. The catastrophe was ...

Welcome to the Landsgemeinde — a public voting system that works by majority rule and has survived in just two of Switzerland’s 26 cantons — a symbol of the country’s unique form of hands-on democracy ...

Where To Stay In New Glarus As a town that receives thousands of visitors every year -- including some travelers from Switzerland -- there are plenty of hotels in and around New Glarus including ...

Näfelser Fahrt (Glarus) 2025 Date Näfelser Fahrt (Glarus) 2025 date in Switzerland - People of Switzerland observe different national and religious events with high enthusiasm. However, Näfelser Fahrt ...

During the night of the 10th May last a conflagration laid about two-thirds of the Otty of Clarus, in Switzerland, in ashes, causing the ruin of nearly 3,000 persons who are actually without shelter.

Local residents participate in an open-air voting occasion at the “Landsgemeinde” (provincial assembly) in Glarus, Switzerland, Sunday, 05 May 2013. [Arno Balzarini (EPA)] ...