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Schwanden Railway Station
Schwanden railway station (german: Bahnhof Schwanden) is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Süd in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Weesen to Linthal railway line, and serves the village of Schwanden. Between 1905 and 1969, the station was the terminus of the Sernftal tramway, a metre gauge tramway that ran up the valley of the Sernf river to Elm, and was the predecessor of the Sernftalbus service on the same route. The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn service S25 between Zurich and Linthal. It is also the terminus of the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S6 from Rapperswil. Both services operate once per hour, combining to provide two trains per hour between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden. Services the following rail services stop at Schwanden: * St. Gallen S-Bahn : hourly service to . * Zürich S-Bahn : hourly service between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and . The station is also the terminus of several connecting bus routes, operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glarus Süd
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mitlödi, Nidfurn, Rüti, Schwanden, Schwändi and Sool. Glarus Süd is one of three municipalities of the canton of Glarus, the others being Glarus and Glarus Nord. History The municipality of Glarus Süd was created on 1 January 2011, incorporating the former municipalities of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mitlödi, Rüti, Schwanden, Schwändi and Sool. At the time of its creation, Glarus Süd was the largest Swiss municipality by area. As of 1 January 2015, it was overtaken in size by the expanded municipality of Scuol in the canton of Graubünden. Geography Glarus Süd incorporates all of the valley of the Linth river from Mitlödi, just upstream of the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elm, Glarus
Elm ( rm, ) is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Elm itself, and the hamlets of Sulzbach, Schwändi, Müsli, Untertal, Vogelsang, Töniberg, Obmoos, Steinibach and Wald. History Elm is first mentioned in 1344 as ''Elme''. The baths at Wichlen were in use since the middle ages and are first mentioned in 1547. They were very popular until they were buried by an avalanche in 1762. Many characteristic wooden structures have survived. In 1799, Russian General Alexander Suvorov and his troops stayed the night in Elm before crossing Panix Pass to Pigniu on their retreat into Austria. By 1861, slate quarrying was taking place. On September 11, 1881, an avalanche caused by excessive quarrying of slate killed 114 and buried 83 structures in the municipality. In 1892, the owner of a spring in Elm that had long been hailed as beneficia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garichtisee
Garichtisee is a reservoir on Mettmenalp above Schwanden in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is . See also *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transiti ... External linksSwissdams: Garichte Lakes of the canton of Glarus Reservoirs in Switzerland {{Glarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion rope and cannot be decoupled from it during operations. In comparison to gondola lifts, aerial tramways generally provide lower line capacities and higher wait times. Terminology Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French and German names, ''téléphérique'' and ''Seilbahn'', respectively, are often also used in an English language context. ''Cable car'' is the usual term in British English, as in British English the word ''tramway'' generally refers to a railed street tramway while in American English, ''cable car'' may additionally refer to a cable-pulled street tramway with detachable vehicles; e.g., San Francisco's cable cars. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sool, Glarus
Sool is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. History Sool is first mentioned between 1303-07 as ''soler tagwan''. On 1 January 2011, Sool became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd. Geography The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of on a prehistoric landslide, between the valleys of the Linth and Sernf rivers. The village of Schwanden lies below it, at the confluence of both rivers. Sool has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of , covering a considerable area to the north and east of the village. This area reaches up to the peak of the Gufelstock (). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Transport The Sernftalbus operates a bus service linking Sool with Schwanden railway station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwändi, Near Schwanden, Glarus
Schwändi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. History Schwändi is first mentioned in 1350 as ''Swendi''. On 1 January 2011, Schwändi became part of the new municipality of Glarus Süd. Geography The village of Sool is situated at an elevation of on the west side of the valley of the Linth river. The villages of Schwanden and Mitlödi lie below it, by the river. Schwändi has an area, as defined by the former municipal boundaries in 2006, of . The area extends to the west of the village to the peak of the Vorder Glärnisch (). Of this area, 33% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Transport The Sernftalbus operates an hourly bus service linking Schwändi with Schwanden railway station. At Schwanden railway station, a connecting railway ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sernftalbus
The Autobetrieb Sernftal AG is a bus operating company in the Swiss canton of Glarus. The company operates under the trading name of Sernftalbus. The company is the successor to the company that operated the Sernftal tramway between Schwanden and Elm between 1905 and 1969. It still operates the bus service that replaced that tramway, together with several other bus services in the area, and a coach hire business. The company operates several bus services from Schwanden railway station: * an hourly service up the valley of the Sernf river through Engi and Matt to Elm * an hourly service to Schwändi * a service to Sool, with several return journeys a day * a summer-only service to Kies, with several return journeys a day connecting with the aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziegelbrücke
Ziegelbrücke is a village in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. Geography and political situation The village of Ziegelbrücke is divided by the Linth into two halves: The northern part, including Ziegelbrücke railway station, is located in the municipality of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. The southern part, on the other side of the Linth, is located in the canton of Glarus in the municipality of Glarus Nord. History and Economics At the former Roman tariff station, near the ''Maag'' and Linth rivers between Lake Walen and Lake Zürich, a Mercury (mythology) statue was found. The center of the village is situated on the territory of the canton of Glarus around ''Fritz & Caspar Jenny AG'', a spinning and weaving factoring established in 1833, and which is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The vocational school of Glarus is also situated in the Glarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapperswil
Rapperswil ( Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, , p. 727. short: ''Rappi'') is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located at the east side of the Lake Zurich. Geography Rapperswil is located on Lake Zürich at the point at which the lake is cut in two by the Seedamm. Sights The town's main sights are concentrated in the Altstadt of Rapperswil and can be seen while strolling through the medieval alleys. The main sights of Rapperswil are its rose gardens, Rapperswil Castle, the reconstructed wooden bridge to Hur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S6 (St
S6 or S-6 may refer to: Routes * S6 (Berlin), a S-Bahn line * S6 (Milan suburban railway network) * S6 (Munich), a S-Bahn line in Munich * S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn) * S6 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), line * S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn) * S6 (ZVV), a S-Bahn line in the cantons of Zürich and Aargau in Switzerland * County Route S6 (California) * Expressway S6 (Poland) * Essex, a county of England * S6 postcode, covering areas of north western Sheffield * a Hanover S-Bahn, line * a Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn, line * a Rhine-Main S-Bahn, line * a Stuttgart S-Bahn, line * a Stadtbahn Karlsruhe, line * Tongmi line Science * Ribosomal protein s6 * S6: Keep under ... (inert gas to be specified by the manufacturer), a safety phrase in chemistry * hexasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope * the symmetric group of degree six Technology * Samsung Galaxy S6, a smartphone produced by Samsung * Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, an Android tablet * S6 NBC Respirator, the protective gas mask issued to the British armed forces from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linthal, Glarus
Linthal is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus. History Linthal is first mentioned in 1289 as ''Lintal''. In 1879, Linthal was connected to the Swiss railway network by the opening of the Swiss Northeastern Railway line from Weesen. The road over the Klausen Pass was built between 1895 and 1900. Construction of the Linth–Limmern hydro-electric power scheme, in the mountains above Linthal, commenced in 1957, and was fully operational by 1968. In 2011, the municipality of Linthal was merged into the new municipality of Glarus Süd. Geography The village Linthal lies at the head of the valley of the Linth river, at an altitude of approximately . It is surrounded by mountains, including Ortstock (), Clariden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
