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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Switzerland originates from the Old Swiss Confederacy established in the Late Middle Ages as a defensive and commercial alliance; the Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the country's founding document. The confederation steadily expanded and consolidated despite external threats and internal political and religious strife. Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally ...
  2. eda.admin.ch

    Jul 18, 2024The founding of the Swiss federal state ushered in a period of greater stability as regards both domestic and foreign affairs. The revised Constitution of 1874 extended the powers of the federal government.
  3. myswitzerland.com

    Much of the territory covered by present-day Switzerland is mountainous. For this reason, the Alpine passes have played a significant role in the development of the country, as have the powers that sought to control these important communication and trade routes.
  4. britannica.com

    2 days agoSwitzerland - Alps, Neutrality, Confederation: Switzerland's history is one of a medieval defensive league formed during a time and in an area lacking imperial authority. The different cantons (traditionally called Orte in German) were to a large extent independent states that remained united through the shared defense of liberty, which was understood as the protection of imperial privileges ...
  5. history-maps.com

    Oct 29, 2024The founding of the Old Swiss Confederacy began in the late 13th century amid political instability following the death of Rudolf I of Habsburg in 1291. The Waldstätten (Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden), which had gained Reichsfreiheit (imperial immediacy) under the Hohenstaufen dynasty to control key trade routes like the St. Gotthard Pass ...
  6. german-way.com

    The Swiss Confederation The European nation known as Switzerland in English has several different names in the country's four official languages: die Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian), and Svizra (Romansch). Switzerland's official name is Swiss Confederation, or Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft in German. To avoid favoring any one language, the Latin term Confoederatio ...
  7. blog.nationalmuseum.ch

    Jul 31, 2023Does Switzerland really date back to 1291? A fresh look at the country's origins Young nations need long histories. In 1891, the Federal Council of Switzerland, a 43-year-old state at the time, somewhat arbitrarily decided the country went back 600 years, even assigning its foundation to a specific day, 1 August. Without delving too much into the dogma, the story goes something like this ...
  8. ch-info.swiss

    Switzerland developed over the centuries from a collection of different alliances to a confederation of states and finally to the federal state we know today. Its national borders and neutrality were established and recognised internationally in 1815. Its political system dates back to the Federal Constitution of 1848. Since then the powers of the federal government, political rights and ...
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  1. History of Switzerland

    Aspect of history

    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. The Gallo-Roman culture was amalgamated with Germanic influence during Late Antiquity, with the eastern part of Switzerland becoming Alemannic territory. The area of Switzerland was incorporated into the Frankish Empire in the 6th century. In the High Middle Ages, the eastern part became part of the Duchy of Swabia within the Holy Roman Empire, while the western part was part of Burgundy. Wikipedia

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