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    Culture of Switzerland

    Switzerland lies at the crossroads of several major European cultures. Three of the continent's major languages, German, French and Italian, are national languages of Switzerland, along with Romansh, spoken by a small minority. Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of traditional customs. The 26 cantons also account for the large cultural diversity. Not withstanding the regional disparities, the Alps have played an essential role in shaping the history and culture of Switzerland. The region of the Gotthard Pass became the nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century. Nowadays, all mountain areas of Switzerland have a strong skiing and mountaineering culture and are associated with folk arts such as the alphorn and yodeling. Other Swiss cultural icons include Swiss chocolate, Swiss cheese, watches, cowbells, banking, and the Swiss Army knives. Wikipedia

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    Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of traditional customs. The 26 cantons also account for the large cultural diversity. [1] Not withstanding the regional disparities, the Alps have played an essential role in shaping the history and culture of Switzerland.
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    Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal republic of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of federation that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.. The early history of the region is tied to that of Alpine culture.Switzerland was inhabited by the Helvetii, and it came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC.
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    Modern Fasnacht costume from Basel.Fasnacht, a mixture of Christian and pre-Christian beliefs, is a pre-Lenten Carnival.Swiss folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations, and customs of the alpine and sub-alpine peoples that occupy Switzerland.The country of Switzerland is made up of several distinct cultures including German, French, Italian, as well as the Romansh speaking ...
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    A hand-axe fashioned by Homo erectus has been found in Pratteln, which has been dated to 300,000 years ago. [1] Neanderthal presence is known from the Grotte de Cotencher in Neuchâtel, dating to 70,000 years ago [2] and from the caves of Wildkirchli in the Appenzell Alps, dated to about 40,000 years ago. [3] Anatomically modern humans reached Central Europe 30,000 years ago, [4] but most of ...
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    The historiography of Switzerland is the study of the history of Switzerland.. Early accounts of the history of the Old Swiss Confederacy are found in the numerous Swiss chronicles of the 14th to 16th centuries. As elsewhere in Europe, these late medieval and early modern were subjected to critical treatment with the emergence of modern historiography in the later 18th century.
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    Cultural history of Switzerland (5 C) I. Swiss international schools (3 C, 9 P) L. Languages of Switzerland (11 C, 24 P) LGBTQ culture in Switzerland (2 C) M. ... Pages in category "Culture of Switzerland" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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    Category: Cultural history of Switzerland. 4 languages. Cymraeg; Deutsch; ... History of literature in Switzerland (3 C) Z. Zionism in Switzerland (1 C, 4 P) This page was last edited on 24 September 2023, at 21:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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    Switzerland, [d] officially the Swiss Confederation, [e] is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. [f] [13] It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of ...
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    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Switzerland ratified the convention on 17 September 1975, making its natural and cultural sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
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    Map of the territorial evolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy (1291-1798).. The territorial evolution of Switzerland occurred primarily with the acquisition of territory by the historical cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy and its close associates.This gradual expansion took place in two phases, the growth from the medieval Founding Cantons to the "Eight Cantons" during 1332-1353, and ...

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