The Linth (pronounced [ˈlɪnt] "lint") is a Swiss river that rises near the village of Linthal in the mountains of the canton of Glarus, and eventually...
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The Standseilbahn Linth-Limmern is a funicular railway at the Linth-Limmern pumped storage plant in the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Built in 2013...
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The Battle of (the) Linth River (25–26 September 1799) saw a French division under General of Division Jean-de-Dieu Soult face a force of Austrian, Imperial...
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Arnold Escher von der Linth (8 June 1807 in Zürich – 12 July 1872) was a Swiss geologist, the son of Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767–1823). He made...
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Linth was a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, consisting of Glarus and its subject County of Werdenberg, the Höfe and March districts...
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The Linth–Limmern Power Stations are a system of hydroelectric power stations located south of Linthal in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The system...
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Walensee (category Linth/Limmat basin)
Murgbach and Linth. The latter continues its course from Walensee to Obersee (Lake Zurich) through the Linth canal. Until the regulation of the Linth during...
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Koblenz) Surb - 18 km (11 mi) - 66.8 km2 (25.8 sq mi) (in Döttingen) Limmat / Linth - 140 km (87 mi) - 2,416 km2 (933 sq mi) (in Brugg) Reppisch - 27 km (17 mi)...
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Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (born 24 August 1767 in Zürich; died 9 March 1823) was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He headed the "Great...
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Lake Zurich (category Linth/Limmat basin)
formed by the Rhine-Linth glacier [de]. Its main tributary is the River Linth, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps. The Linth originally flew directly...
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