Näfelser Fahrt in Glarus, Switzerland
Näfelser Fahrt in Glarus, Switzerland is held on April 3. The Battle of Näfels was fought on 9 April 1388 between Glarus with its allies the Old Swiss Confederation, and the Habsburgs. It was a decisive Glarner victory. This event in the first decade of the month April is annual. 
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In the 14th century, the Canton (similar to a federal state) Glarus was under the control of the Austrian Habsburg house. Especially the city of Weesen was of strategic importance because it ensured the access to the waterways to Zürich and Rapperwil.
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