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    Switzerland

    Country in Central Europe

    Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. 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 the country's nearly 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared values such as federalism and direct democracy, and Alpine symbolism. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, [6] was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German Orte or Stände [7]), initially within the Holy Roman Empire.It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerland.. It formed at the end of the 13th century, from a nucleus in what is now Central Switzerland, expanding to include the cities ...
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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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. britannica.com

    6 days agoSwitzerland was formed in 1291 by an alliance of cantons against the Habsburg dynasty—the Confoederatio Helvetica (or Swiss Confederation), from which the abbreviation CH for Switzerland derives—though only in 1848, when a new constitution was adopted, was the present nation formed. Prior to 1848, internal conflict was quite common, but ...
  7. britannica.com

    6 days agoThe expansion of the Swiss Confederation followed the same logic, promising help against foreign and internal dangers. Sometimes joining the confederation was the result of discord within a town; for example, Zürich became a member of the alliance in 1351 after a revolution by the guilds against the pro-Habsburg nobility. In the resulting treaty, common arbitration was first established as a ...
  8. eda.admin.ch

    Jul 18, 2024The Late Middle Ages and the Confederation. Since the 19th century, the Federal Charter of 1291 has been considered the foundation for the creation of the Swiss Confederation. At that time, the three valley communities of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden formed an alliance to better defend themselves against any attacks by foreign powers.
  9. en.wikipedia.org

    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.
  10. history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch

    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 ...
  11. The Swiss Confederation - a brief guide' contains information about Switzerland's political system, the administration and its judicial authorities. In addition to explaining the workings of the state it also provides an insight into the activities of the Federal Administration. 'The Swiss Confederation - a brief guide' is available as a brochure and as an app for tablets and smartphones.
  12. 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 ...
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