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Culture of Switzerland - history, people, clothing, traditions, women ...  Switzerland's name originates from Schwyz, one of the three founder ... Switzerland is a federation of twenty-six states called cantons (six are ... This diversity makes the question of a national culture a recurring issue. ... In the French-speaking region, the original Franco-Provencal dialects have ..... Oct 23, 2007 @ 1:01 am.
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Switzerland - Wikipedia  Switzerland officially the Swiss Confederation) is a federal republic in Europe. While still named ... Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in the world, with the .... in today's eastern France, forcing the tribe to move back to its original ... By 1353, the three original cantons had joined with the cantons of Glarus and...
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Canton of Schwyz - Wikipedia  Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zrich in the north, centered on and named after the town of Schwyz. It is one of the founding cantons of Switzerland; Switzerland's Standard ..... In 1402/3 Schwyz signed an alliance with Appenzell, which was seeking...
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Switzerland ( - AutoCWW2  Switzerland is one of the most mountainous countries of Europe, with more ... Between these two mountain systems lies the Swiss plateau, about 400 m ... foreign laborers and their families make up nearly one-fifth of the population. Political Divisions. Switzerland is a confederation of 23 states, called cantons, three of which...
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Cantons of Switzerland - Wikipedia  The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three ..... Article 1 of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (underlining not in original) ... While the older constitutions referred to these states as "half-cantons", a term...
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Switzerland - Country Profile - Suisse - Schweiz - Svizzera ...  Switzerland is a landlocked mountainous country in South Central Europe, bordered by Austria, France, ... Spoken languages are German, French, Italian and Rumantsch, traditionally spoken in different regions of the country. ... Official Name:
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History of Switzerland: Old Swiss Confederacy 1291 - 1515  The official date of birth of the Old Swiss Confederation is August, 1st 1291. ... It all began with a new transalpine trading route and with three small valleys in ... So they swore to help each other against anyone attempting to subject them. ... from their new seat in Austria, where their dynasty remained in power until 1918.
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Jeopary Questions page 1772 - SPORTS EVOLUTION - TriviaBistro ...  SPORTS EVOLUTION: In the 1750s the original golf course here had 11 holes & you played each of them twice ... THE BILL OF RIGHTS: On April 19, 1939, this "Nutmeg State" became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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Early history of Switzerland - Wikipedia  The early history of Switzerland begins with the earliest settlements up to the beginning of ... The center of Roman occupation was at Aventicum (Avenches), other cities were ... in Valais, figures into the histories of many towns in Switzerland. ... Burgundians settled in the Jura, the Rhne valley and the Alps south of Lake...
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Switzerland - Country Profile - Suisse - Schweiz - Svizzera ...  Official web sites of Switzerland, the capital of Switzerland, art, culture, ... the Netherlands or slightly less than twice the size of the US state of New Jersey. ... The country is a famous tourist destination for its ski resorts and hiking trails. ... It is bordered by Germany, to the north, Austria and the Principality of ... Washington D.C.
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Cantons of Switzerland - Wikipedia  The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus ... The French term canton was not adopted into German usage prior to 1648, and ... disappeared in German-speaking Switzerland with the Helvetic Republic. ... As the revolutions of 1848 in Western Europe had failed elsewhere,...
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Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack  IN 1291 LEADERS OF 3 CANTONS SIGNED THE PERPETUAL COVENANT, THE BEGINNING OF WHAT BECAME THIS NATION, SWITZERLAND. DESIGNED...
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History of Switzerland - Wikipedia  Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous .... Although the authorities prevailed in this Swiss peasant war, they did pass ... Napoleon and his enemies fought numerous campaigns in Switzerland that ... Switzerland remained independent and neutral through a combination of...
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Switzerland - Wikipedia  Switzerland officially the Swiss Confederation) is a federal republic in Europe. While still named the "Swiss Confederation" for historical reasons, modern Switzerland is a federal directorial republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities, called '"federal city" (German: ..... Switzerland has more than 1500 lakes, and contains 6% of Europe's stock of...
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Cantons of Switzerland - Wikipedia  The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus ... In the 16th century, the Old Swiss Confederacy was composed of 13 sovereign ... Each canton has its own constitution, legislature, government and courts. .... The half-cantons are identified in the first article of the Swiss Federal...
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War of the Sonderbund in Switzerland 1847 - OnWar.com  To protect Catholic interests and prevent more federalization, seven Catholic Swiss cantons (Lucern, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Fribourg, Zujg, and Valais) formed a defensive alliance called the Sonderbund("Separatist League") in 1845. When a reformist majority in the Swiss Diet voted through a measure ordering the...
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WITH ADMISSION OF SWITZERLAND, UNITED NATIONS FAMILY ...  Sep 10, 2002 ... Switzerland was a country brought together by a common will, said Mr. ... Finally, on the eve of 11 September 2002, it was important to note that...
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History of Switzerland: Federal Constitution 1848  Switzerland consisted of 22 cantons now with the borders to its neighbours that are ... the Basel Country only 64 members in Basel's cantonal parliament, while the .... rejected with a (now) liberal majority and the "Sonderbund" alliance declared as ... Federal government "Bundesrat", 7 members with equal rights, elected by...
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The Swiss Report (1983) - Constitution Society  By modern jet fighter, it is ten minutes from the Warsaw Pact nations of ... In 1291 three Swiss cantons signed the Perpetual Covenant which marked the ..... This is followed by service as a platoon leader with another recruit training unit. .... until such time as there was an actual attack or the situation became less tense.
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Heroic Legends - The Archer of Schwitz - Kellscraft Studio  Long, long ago, before Switzerland became the united nation she is to-day, her ... While they rendered him homage as their lord, and Emperor of Germany, ... Albrecht chose for governors the harshest and most overbearing of men; ... Round the Lake of Lucerne lay the three forest cantons of Schwitz, Uri, and Unterwalden.
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Modern Austria  Empire and Republic, Introduction and Chapter 1  The lands of the present Austrian state have provided remnants of human habitation ... Habsburg family, whose name was a contraction of the name of their Swiss residence, Habichtsburg or Hawks Castle, built about 1020, held territory principally in Alsace as well as in Breisgau and Aargau in present-day. Switzerland.