The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica) is a landlocked federal republic in Europe, bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international cooperation, and is home to many international organisations. Confoederatio Helvetica is the Latin official name. The use of Latin avoids having to choose one of the four official languages. The abbreviation (CH) is similarly used; for ...

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The culture of Switzerland is influenced by its neighbours, but over the years a distinctive culture with strong regional differences has developed. Traditionally Switzerland is not considered one of the centres of European culture, but this conception might be deceptive. A number of culturally active Swiss have chosen to move abroad, probably given the limited opportunities in their homeland. At the same time, the neutrality of Switzerland has attracted many creative people from all over the world. In war times t ...

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Baden is chiefly visited by reason of its hot sulphur springs, which are mentioned by Tacitus (Histories i. cap. 7) and were very fashionable in the 15th and 16th centuries. They are especially efficacious in cases of gouty and rheumatic affections. They lie a little north of the old town at the river. Many Roman remains have been found in and near the gardens of the Kursaal. The town, dominated on the west by the ruined castle of Stein, is very picturesque, with its steep and narrow streets, its old ...

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Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics. According to the popular legend, in 1291, representatives of the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter. The charter united the involved parties in the struggle against the rule by the Habsburgs, who then held the German imperial throne of the Holy Roman Empire. At the Battle of Morgarten ...

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Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics. According to the popular legend, in 1291, representatives of the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter. The charter united the involved parties in the struggle against foreign rule by the Habsburgs, who then held the German imperial throne of the Holy Roman Empire. At the Battle of Morga ...

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Constantine is a municipality in the district of Avenches of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Other related archivesSwitzerland, canton of Vaud, district of Avenches

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Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19.82 km² and, as of 2004, a population of 13300. The city, on the northern shore of Lake Zug, was awarded the Wakker Prize in 1991. The town's first charter dates from 1360. ...

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Brig (French: Brigue) is a city in the canton of Valais, Switzerland at 46°19′N 7°58′E. The historic town with 5,000 inhabitants is part of the municipality Brig-Glis with a 11,600 inhabitants. The name 'Brig' is drived from Briva, or "bridge." The railway lines of Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon and Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn meet in Brig. ...

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The A7 is a motorway which runs from Winterthur in northeastern Switzerland through to Kreuzlingen, a border town with Konstanz (Germany). The A7 is fully motorway and is relatively devoid of either traffic jams or, indeed, traffic at all. The A7 leaves Winterthur at the Attikon interchange, heading slightly north before turning northeast and continuing onto the capital of the canton of Thurgau, Frauenfeld. The A7 next connects to another interchange at Grüneck. Before the A7 was completed in full to Kreuzlingen, the A7 would continue from the Müllhei ...

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Champagne is a municipality with some 600 inhabitants in the Vaud canton of Switzerland located on the western border with France, adjacent to the France's own Champagne province. In 1974, vintners in the Swiss city were ordered by the World Trade Organization to cease using "champagne" in the name of the beverage produced there. Champagne Switzerland - External link. TravelPost.com entry on Champagne, Switzerland Committee on TRIPS agreement and the convention on biological diversity ...

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The culture of Switzerland is influenced by its neighbours, but over the years a distinctive culture with strong regional differences has developed. Traditionally Switzerland is not considered one of the centres of European culture, but this perception might be deceptive. A number of culturally active Swiss have chosen to move abroad, probably given the limited opportunities in their homeland. This is particularly true for architects. At the same time, the neutrality of Switzerland has attracted many creative people from all ov ...

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Switzerland is home to about 450 varieties of cheese. Cow milk is used in about 99 percent of the cheeses produced. The remaining share is made up of sheep milk and goat milk. Cheeses of Switzerland - Some well-known Swiss cheeses. Cheeses of Switzerland - extra-hard. Sbrinz Cheeses of Switzerland - hard. Emmentaler, generally known in the U.S. as "Swiss cheese" Gruyère/Greyerzer Berner AlpkäseIncluding:

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Baden is a town in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the left bank of the river Limmat, 25 km N.W. of Zürich. Permanent population (2002): 16,000. Baden Switzerland - Sights. Baden is chiefly visited by reason of its hot sulphur springs, which are mentioned by Tacitus (Histories i. cap. 7) and were very fashionable in the 15th and 16th centuries. They are especially efficacious in cases of gouty and rheumatic affections. They lie a little north of the old town at the river. Many Roman remains have been ...

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The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. Historically and until the mid-19th century, each canton in the then-confederation was a sovereign state, with its own borders, army, and currency; the current federal structure was established in 1848. During the sixteenth century, the Swiss Confederation was composed of thirteen self-governed states. These states were called cantons, and there were two different kinds of cantons: the six forest cantons and seven urban cantons. Though the ...

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The Bern Switzerland Temple is a Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Zollikofen, a small town near Bern in Switzerland, it was the first LDS temple to be built in Europe. The 7-acre lot was selected in July 1952 by President David O. McKay and Samuel E. Bringhurst, then president of the Swiss-Austrian Mission. Architects were Edward O. Anderson and Wilhelm Zimmer. Groundbreaking and dedication of the lot were performed by President David O. McKay on August 5, 1953. He dedicated the temple on September 11, 1955. The temple was known as the "Swiss Temple" until a standard ...

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Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 99% (1980 est.) (no separate numbers for sexes) ...

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Total of registered residents: 7,415,102 (2004) 7,255,653 (2001) 6,193,064 (1970) (numbers relate to 31 December) ...

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The number of registered resident foreigners was 1,001,887 (16.17%) in 1970. This amount decreased to 904,337 (14.34%) in 1979, and has increased steadily since that time, passing the 20% mark during 2001 and rising to 1,524,663 (20.56%) in 2004. In 2003, 35,424 persons were granted Swiss citizenship, compared to 8,658 in 1990. In 2000, 1'299'095 resident foreigners (86.9%, or 17.8% of the total population), had European citizenship, 92'145 residents were from Asia, 51'124 from America, and 49'873 from Africa. The largest group ...

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