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Betschwanden is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

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Place details

Locality
Glarus Süd
Region
Glarus
Country
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population
171

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Betschwanden
Settlement.settlement_type
Village (and former municipality)
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Switzerland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Glarus
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Glarus Süd
Settlement.image_skyline
Betschwanden Hotelo Poshto kaj preghejo 118.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Karte Gemeinde Betschwanden 2007.png
Settlement.map_caption
The former municipal area (2007)
Settlement.image_shield
Betschwanden-coat of arms.png
Settlement.elevation_m
600
Settlement.area_total_km2
9.74
Settlement.population_as_of
December 2010
Settlement.population_total
182
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Transport
  • Demographics
  • References
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Betschwanden is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|right|Church of Betschwanden Betschwanden is first recorded in 1240 in the phrase in Beswando.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Betschwanden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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