The Rütli, an oath and an impeachment

Der Weg der Schweiz is a historic road along Lake Urnersee, the southernmost arm of Lake Lucerne. The length is about 35 kilometres and is divided into 26 stages for the 26 cantons. The order was determined by the time the cantons joined the Confederation. The length of the sections is based on the number … Read more » “The Rütli, an oath and an impeachment”

The corridor Rotterdam-Basel-Genua and the Swiss Rhine Ports

The first large Rhine ship arrived in Basel in 1904. The Rhine port of St. Johann was expanded in 1906 and dissolved in 2011. A second Basel Rhine port was built in Kleinhüningen between 1919 and 1942. The ports of Auhafen in Muttenz and Birsfelden (Canton Basel-Landschaft) were built between 1937 and 1940. In 2008, … Read more » “The corridor Rotterdam-Basel-Genua and the Swiss Rhine Ports”

The City Hall of Fribourg and the Eternal Peace

France defeated the Eidgenossen of Swiss Confederates in Italy in 1515  (Marignano, near Milan). The peace treaty was signed on 29 November 1516 in the hôtel de ville/Rathaus in bilingual Fribourg/Freiburg. The eternal Peace (la Paix éternelle, der ewige Friede) lasted until the French invasion in the year 1798. The City Hall (Hôtel de Ville). … Read more » “The City Hall of Fribourg and the Eternal Peace”