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Switzerland's History
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A Short History of Switzerland
A Short History of Switzerland. Switzerland is a small country (41,285 km² = 15,940 square miles), but densely populated (7 million inhabitants, 170 per km² = 440 per sq.mi.), situated in the heart of western Europe. It shares much of its history and of its culture with its neighbours Germany, Austria, Italy and France.
History of Switzerland
Switzerland is a small country situated in the heart of Central Europe and shares a lot of it's history and of it's culture (four national languages spoken in different regions) with it's neighbours Germany, France, Italy and Austria. When does the history of Switzerland begin? The answer depends on the interpretation of the term Switzerland:
The Old Swiss Confederacy (1291-1515)
History of Switzerland The Old Swiss Confederacy (1291-1515) The official date of birth of the Old Swiss Confederation is August, 1 st 1291. This date can be found on a document of alliance whose age of more than 700 years has been confirmed by radionuclear (C 14) analysis recently.It all began with a new transalpine trading route and with three small valleys in central Switzerland that had ...
Industrialisation in Switzerland
History of Switzerland Switzerland's Industrialisation. Switzerland was one of the first industrialized countries. The industralization of Switzerland began, as in Great Britain, with the production of textiles and expanded soon to the construction of machines, to food products and to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The Textile Industry
The Swiss Reformation (Calvin, Zwingli)
Jesuit church and college, Lucerne : The Jesuit order, established in 1534 by the Spanish officer Ignatius of Loyola was the leading force in the catholic counter-reformation. In Switzerland, the Counter-Reformation was put forward by Carlo Borromeo (1538 - 1584), a Jesuit and archbishop of Milan. On Borromeo's initiative, Lucerne provided a building where the Jesuits established a college in ...
Swiss Revolution
History of Switzerland Swiss Revolution and the Helvetic Republic (1798) Switzerland is often regarded as the most ancient democracy of the world - but a more precise look on his history reveals that is not true for the majority of the territory. The history of change from domination by a minority to true democracy is one of a revolution, of ...