Canton of Linth
| Canton of Linth Kanton Linth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canton of the Helvetic Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1798–1803 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cantons of Säntis (orange) and Linth (green) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Glarus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 12, 1798 | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Canton established | 17 June 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 February | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 of Schwyz and the Züricher subject Lordship of Sax, along with a handful of shared territories. Its capital was Glarus. The canton was named after the Linth river.