Place:Switzerland

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Place Information
Name
Switzerland
Alternate names
Confederazione Elvetica     (Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XI, 449 ff.)
Confederazione Svizzera     (Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984))
Confederaziun Helvetica     (Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XI, 449 ff.)
Confoederatio Helvetica     (Wikipedia)
Confédération Helvétique     (BHA, Authority file (2003-))
Confédération Suisse     (Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 723; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1173)
Helvetia     (Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 625-627)
Helvetic Confederation     (BHA, Authority file (2003-))
Helvetic Republic     (Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 345)
La Suisse     (Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 625-627)
Rhaetia     (Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 354)
Schweiz     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Schweizerishe Eidgenossenschaft     (Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984))
Suisse     (UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 82; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984))
Suiza     (UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 82)
Suíça     (Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320)
Svizzera     (Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984))
Svizzra     (Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XI, 449 ff.)
Swiss Confederation     (Wikipedia)
Zwitserland     (Engels Woordenboek (1987) II, 1003)
Type
Nation
Coordinates
47°N 8°E
Contained Places

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Aargau ( 1803 - )
Appenzell Ausserrhoden ( 1513 - )
Appenzell Innerrhoden ( 1513 - )
Basel-Landschaft ( 1833 - )
Basel-Stadt ( 1833 - )
Bern ( 1353 - )
Fribourg ( 1481 - )
Genève ( 1815 - )
Glarus ( 1352 - )
Graubünden ( 1803 - )
Jura ( 1979 - )
Luzern ( 1332 - )
Neuchâtel ( 1815 - )
Nidwalden ( 1291 - )
Obwalden ( 1291 - )
Sankt Gallen ( 1803 - )
Schaffhausen ( 1501 - )
Schwyz ( 1291 - )
Solothurn ( 1481 - )
Thurgau ( 1803 - )
Ticino ( 1803 - )
Uri ( 1291 - )
Valais ( 1815 - )
Vaud ( 1803 - )
Zug ( 1352 - )
Zürich ( 1351 - )
Unknown
Chur-Rätien
Rheintal
Uznach
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Hh219

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Switzerland (German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ), officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked alpine country in Western Europe. This small multi-lingual country, of a little over 7 million people, has four national languages, German, French, Italian, and Romansch. Swiss Standard German is written and used in formal situations, while the (significantly different) dialects commonly spoken are called "Swiss German". The country is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein. It dates its independence to 1291; historically it was a confederation, and it has been a federation since 1848, with a current division into 26 cantons.

Switzerland has a strong economy in finance and banking, rates highly in international economic standards despite its small size, and maintains a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality. This background allows Switzerland to host various international organizations, such as the United Nations, which, though headquartered in New York City, has many departments in Switzerland. The safety, security, and scenic beauty of the country, for walking, hiking, and skiing, give it a strong and robust tourism sector.

, the country's official Latin name, means Helvetic Confederation. The use of Latin avoids having to favour one of the four national languages. The abbreviation (CH) is used for the same reason. The titles commonly used in French, Italian and Romansh translate as "Swiss Confederation", while the German name of translates literally as "Swiss Oath Fellowship" or "Swiss Commonwealth of the Covenant". The term for a native of Switzerland is Swiss (German , singular male , female ; French , male , female either or ; Italian , male , female ).

Contents

How places in Switzerland are organized

All places in Switzerland

Further information on historical place organization in Switzerland

Research Tips

Two useful websites for those searching for Swiss kin. Each takes a little getting used to, but it's worth the trouble:

Swiss Genealogy on the Internet

Swiss maps

--Hh219 07:14, 15 April 2007 (MDT)



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