Näfels
Sign in to saveNäfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
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Place details
- Locality
- Glarus Nord
- Region
- Glarus
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 3,978
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Näfels
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Näfels.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Näfels COA.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Glarus
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-GL
- Swiss town.district
- n.a.
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8752
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 1619
- Swiss town.area
- 36.93
- Swiss town.elevation
- 437
- Swiss town.highest
- Rautispitz
- Swiss town.highest_m
- 2283
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Glarus Nord
- Area
- +36.93
- Elevation
- +437
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Glarus
- Official website
- www.glarus-nord.ch/portraet/ortschaften/naefels.html/2082
- Image
- Kerenzerberg Näfels.JPG
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Transport
- Notable residents
- Gallery
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Näfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
==History== Näfels is first mentioned in 1240 as Nevels.