24 practice questions with answers and explanations on the authorities, history, geography and culture of Glarus. The app has all 409 questions on Glarus and Switzerland.
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Correct answer: A – 3
Since 1 January 2011 the canton of Glarus has consisted of only three unified municipalities. Before that there were 25 local municipalities plus numerous school, welfare and citizens' communities (Tagwen).
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Glarus Nord, Glarus and Glarus Süd
The three municipalities are Glarus Nord, Glarus and Glarus Süd. Glarus Nord has the most inhabitants, Glarus Süd the largest area. Näfels, Mollis and Netstal are now villages within the municipalities of Glarus Nord and Glarus.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – On the first Sunday in May
According to the cantonal constitution, the ordinary Landsgemeinde meets in the open air in Glarus on the first Sunday in May. The Regierungsrat (government) decides on any postponement, for example in very bad weather.
Source: lexfind.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – On the Zaunplatz in Glarus
The Glarus Landsgemeinde meets on the Zaunplatz in the capital, Glarus. Apart from Glarus, only Appenzell Innerrhoden still has a cantonal Landsgemeinde.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – The Landsgemeinde
On 7 May 2006 the Landsgemeinde surprisingly adopted a motion from the floor for three municipalities instead of the ten proposed by the Landrat. An extraordinary Landsgemeinde confirmed the decision on 25 November 2007; the reform took effect on 1 January 2011.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – 1352
Glarus joined the Confederation in 1352, the same year as Zug, though initially with lesser rights. Glarus is one of the eight old cantons (acht alte Orte).
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Against a Habsburg army
On 9 April 1388 about 400 men of Glarus, reinforced by a few dozen men from Schwyz and Uri, defeated a far larger Habsburg (Austrian) army. The victory secured the independence of the land of Glarus.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli was parish priest in Glarus from 1506 to 1516 before moving to Einsiedeln and later to Zurich, where he launched the Reformation from 1519.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Glarus
The capital of the canton is Glarus, at the foot of the Glärnisch massif. The Landsgemeinde is also held here.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – approx. 685 km²
The canton of Glarus covers about 685 km². Large parts are mountainous; most people live in the Linth valley.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Tödi
The Tödi (Piz Russein, 3,614 m) on the border with Graubünden is the highest mountain of the canton of Glarus. The Säntis and Pilatus are not in Glarus; the Glärnisch, at about 2,900 m, is considerably lower.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Linth
The Linth flows through the whole Glarus region from south to north. Since the Linth correction (1807–1816) it has been channelled into Lake Walen through the Escher Canal. The Sihl, Thur and Reuss do not flow through Glarus.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – approx. 42,000
At the end of 2024 the canton of Glarus had 42,371 inhabitants (permanent resident population, FSO). It is therefore one of the least populous cantons of Switzerland.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Reformed and Catholics are roughly equal in number
In 2025 about 27–28% of the population of Glarus belonged to the Protestant Reformed Church and about the same share to the Roman Catholic Church; just over 45% belonged to another religious community or to none. Both denominations have coexisted in Glarus since the Reformation.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – The commercial vocational school KBS Glarus
On behalf of the canton, KBS Glarus organises the mandatory information evenings, the optional preparation courses and the oral exam interviews. Candidates are tested on their knowledge of Switzerland, the canton of Glarus and their municipality of residence.
Source: kbsglarus.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – 4 years
Those who pass receive an exam confirmation valid for four years. The exam must be passed before the naturalisation application is submitted.
Source: kbsglarus.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Orally, as an exam interview
After the mandatory information evening and the optional preparation course, candidates take an oral exam. Those who prepare on their own can register for the exam only (dates in March or October).
Source: kbsglarus.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – B1 oral and A2 written
Glarus applies the federal minimum requirements: the ability to communicate in a national language at level B1 orally and A2 in writing. Some other cantons require higher levels.
Source: glarus-nord.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Glarus is considered the most industrialised canton in Switzerland
About 40% of employees work in the industrial sector, e.g. mechanical engineering, plastics, electrical engineering and textiles. According to the canton, the share of industrial employment is higher than in any other canton, so Glarus is considered the most industrialised canton.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – The Limmern pumped-storage plant
The Limmern pumped-storage plant in Glarus Süd was built from 2009 to 2016 and went into full operation in 2017. When there is surplus electricity it pumps water from Lake Limmern up to the Muttsee, about 630 m higher, and generates up to 1,000 MW when needed. Leibstadt is in Aargau, Grande Dixence and Nant de Drance are in Valais.
Source: axpo.com · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – On the first Thursday in April
With the Näfelser Fahrt the people of Glarus commemorate the Battle of Näfels (1388) every year on the first Thursday in April. If that day falls in Holy Week, the Fahrt is postponed by one week (in 2026 to 9 April).
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Saint Fridolin
The Glarus coat of arms shows Saint Fridolin, the patron saint of the canton, as a pilgrim dressed in black with a staff and a Bible on a red field. Glarus is the only canton whose coat of arms shows a human figure.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – With large bonfires, the "Fridlisfüür"
On 6 March the "Fridlisfüür" bonfires are lit in many villages of Glarus. These large fires probably go back to pre-Christian spring fires and are meant to drive away winter.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – Schabziger
Glarus Schabziger is made from skimmed milk and blue fenugreek (Schabzigerklee) and has been exported since the Middle Ages. Sbrinz, Tête de Moine and Gruyère come from other regions of Switzerland.
Source: gl.ch · Checked October 2026
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