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Popular Sports - All About Switzerland
Popular Sports in Switzerland. Sports are popular in Switzerland both as events to be watched in stadiums or on television and as a personal activity. There are some sports that are probably specific to Switzerland, but the most popular sports are well known worldwide. Popular Team Sports in Switzerland. Super League, Men. Challenge League, Men. Has qualified for the European Champions League in August 2005. Grasshopper Club Zurich (GC). BSC Young Boys, Bern (YB). FC XAMAX Neuchâtel. YF Juventus, Zurich.
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Photographs of Switzerland
A Selection of Photos from Switzerland. Hiking Trails in Switzerland. Over 6,000 pictures of Switzerland by Michael Sengers. Selection of pictures from Switzerland by Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim. Selection of pictures from Switzerland by Otto Hegnauer. Reproduction of pictures in printed or electronic form only with explicit written consent by the editor.
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Photos from Switzerland
Grimsel Pass and Lake. Reproduction of photos in printed or electronic form only permitted with explicit written consent by the author.
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Switzerland's Official Name Confoederatio Helvetica and Abbreviations
What is the official name of Switzerland? Where does the name Switzerland come from? What is the origin of the abbreviations CH. Swiss top level internet domain and car sticker) and CHF. What does CH mean and why can we read HELVETIA. On Swiss coins and postal stamps? Sometimes used as Switzerland's abbreviations? Confoederatio Helvetica (Abbreviation: CH). Schweiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra Switzerland Suiza Suiça. Confédération Suisse. German, French, Italian and Rumantsch are the four national languages.
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Switzerland's Four National Languages
Switzerland's Four National Languages. Which official languages do they speak in Switzerland? Switzerland's four official languages. Traditionally spoken in different regions of the country, are German, French, Italian. Sometimes also transcribed as Romansh. Etc]) Some statistics showing a fairly high percentage of "other" languages might give a false idea, if not interpreted properly. What is the difference between official languages and mother tongues? When asked for their mother tongue. German in nort...
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City Guide to Lucerne/Luzern, Switzerland: Sightseeing, Landmarks, Museums, Theater, Concerts, History
Lucerne's new Kultur- und Kongresszentrum. Culture and Congress Center] seen in early morning light. Lucerne landmarks: Mount Rigi. Water Tower and Chapel Bridge. Seen from Nölliturm. Lucerne open air jazz festival. Impressions / pictures 2005. Festival for entertainment television programming. Websites in German language only. Plays, musicals/operas, ballet). Satire, comedy, reading rehearsals). In downtown Lucerne. Both museums can be reached within five minutes walk from the central train station.
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Switzerland's Literature - All About Switzerland
Switzerland has a rich literary tratition in its four national languages. Switzerland is not (and was never) an ethnically and culturally homogeneous nation. It shares its three major languages with the neighbouring countries:. 73%, central, northern and eastern Switzerland) with Germany, Austria and the Pricipality of Liechtenstein. 21%, western Switzerland) with France. The fourth official language, Rumantsch. Timeline of Swiss authors, poets and writers in German language. Mme de Staël. Denis de Rouge...
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Johanna Spyri's Heidi - Summary and Interpretation of Switzerland's Most Popular Piece of Literature
HEIDI, THE GIRL. Johanna Spyri: Heidi, the Girl from the Alps. Heidi, the Girl from the Alps. A two-volume novel written by Johanna Spyri. Born in 1827 in a small village, died in the city of Zurich in 1901), was published in 1879 / 1880, became a world-wide success story already towards the end of the 19th century and children do still like it today - as a book, as a radio play and as a movie. Summary of Johanna Spyri's Heidi Story. The orphan child Heidi. Goat-Peter in German). This (all too harmon...
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Geography: Switzerland's landscape, rivers, lakes
47 00 N, 8 00 E. 41,293 km² (15,943 sq mi). Middot; Area, water. 1,520 km² (587 sq mi). Middot; Area, land. 39,773 km² (15,356 sq mi). Switzerland, a small country in the heart of western Europe, is not only the land of the Alps with some of the highest mountains in Europe (17 peaks above 4,000 m = 13,100 ft above sea level and many more between 2,000 and 4,000 m), it has also a plateau and many lakes. Lake Geneva) to the northeast ( Bodensee. Map of Switzerland's major landscapes: Alps, Mittelland, Jura.
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Canton Geneva, Switzerland
Canton Geneva is a federal state in south-western Switzerland. Located at the end of Lake Geneva. 282 sq km [109 sq mi]. One of the smallest cantons of Switzerland. Short quotations allowed but with precise declaration of origin (Link). Reproduction of substantial parts and pictures in printed or electronic form only with explicit written consent by the editor.