Elm, Switzerland

Elm
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Elm
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Coordinates: 46°55′N 9°10′E / 46.917°N 9.167°E / 46.917; 9.167
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Glarus
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	90.73 km2 (35.03 sq mi)
Elevation	977 m (3,205 ft)
Population  (December 2003)
• Total	741
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8767
SFOS number	1605
Localities	Müsli, Obmoos, Schwändi, Steinibach, Sulzbach, Töniberg, Untertal, Vogelsang, Wald
Surrounded by	Andiast (GR), Betschwanden, Flims (GR), Laax (GR), Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mels (SG), Pfäfers (SG), Pigniu (GR), Ruschein (GR), Schwanden, Siat (GR)
Website	www.elm.ch/gemeinde SFSO statistics

Elm was a municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

It is the municipality farthest south in the valley of the Sernf.

Russian General Alexander Suvarov and his troops stayed the night in Elm before crossing Panix Pass to Pigniu on their retreat into Austria.

On September 11, 1881, an avalanche caused by too much mining of slate killed 114 people and buried 83 structures in the municipality.

Media related to Elm at Wikimedia Commons

• Website of the touristic region of Elm (in German)

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