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29 January 2025
Although it is not sure whether Desiderius Erasmus was born in Gouda or Rotterdam and in which year exactly (1466, 1467, or 1469), his birth date is 28 October. However, his year of death and final resting place are better known. He died on 12 July 1536 in Basel and was buried in the cathedral … Read more » “The complete Correspondence of Erasmus comes to Basel”
20 January 2025
In 1938, the Swiss people voted overwhelmingly in favour of Romansh as the Confederation’s fourth national language (alongside French, German and Italian). The history of this language and its five idioms goes back to the time of the Rhaetians, a term for tribes who inhabited the east of present-day Switzerland centuries before the Roman conquest … Read more » “Second meeting of Creaton rumantsch”
29 December 2024
Who has not heard of or admired the public buildings, art, utensils (now objects of art), coins, and other finds from the Celtic and Roman periods? Arab, Iranian, and Jewish scholars, as well as later monks, saved ancient authors and their writings for posterity before secular scholars, universities, and humanists became involved from the 13th … Read more » “New archaeological finds in Celtic and Roman Switzerland”
28 December 2024
The editorial office will be closed from 18 December 2025 to 4 January 2025, thanks you for your interest, comments and suggestions in 2024 and wishes you fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Fijne kerstdagen en een voorspoedig en gezond 2025 Un joyeux Noël … Read more » “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”
28 November 2024
The Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz (IBK) is a political umbrella and driving force for cross-border cooperation on Lake Constance (Bodensee). The IBK comprises the Conference of Heads of Government and a broad network of experts from the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria (Germany), Vorarlberg (Austria), the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Schaffhausen, Zurich, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and Appenzell … Read more » “Carte Blanche and cooperation along Lake Constance”
13 November 2024
In 2023, the Gottfried Keller Foundation acquired a medieval manuscript from Basel for Prince-Bishop Johannes von Venningen (1409-1478). This document, important for Jura’s cultural heritage, complements a collection of three manuscripts kept in the Old Archives of the Cantonal Library in Porrentruy. He was elected bishop in 1458 and is best known for buying the Ajoie … Read more » “A Manuscript for the Prince-Bishop of Basel”
11 October 2024
]The European Textile Academy, an independent international platform for interdisciplinary knowledge transfer in the textile industry, organises the European Textile & Craft Award. The aim is to recognise outstanding achievements in contemporary and traditional craftsmanship, art professions, and their connection to the world of design. In 2024, Tessanda won first prize in the Textile Craft … Read more » “Tessanda Handweaving Mill and der European Textile & Craft Award”
23 September 2024
The Upper Rhine region has been home to one of the most successful European cooperation projects for decades. Regio Basiliensis in Switzerland and organisations in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and Alsace (France) are the driving forces. Last 20 September, for example, the opening of the new trinational master’s programme European Digital and Sustainable Business took place. The … Read more » “Launch of the first European trinational master’s program”
30 August 2024
The Schweizerhof (closed) and the Waldhaus(burnt down) in Vulpera, the Kurhotel and Trinkhalle (closed) in Nairs, and the Hotel Tarasp (closed) in Tarasp were once the pride of the Lower Engadine (canton of Graubünden). These grand hotels enjoyed their heyday in the Belle Epoque until the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War … Read more » “I have a dream in Riom, Tarasp and Mulegns”
7 July 2024
The Swiss Heritage Association (Schweizer Heimatschutz) awarded the Wakkerpreis 2024 to the (Verein) Birsstadt AssociationThe cooperation of the municipalities of Aesch, Arlesheim, Birsfelden, Duggingen, Grellingen, Muttenz, Münchenstein, Pfeffingen and Reinach (canton of Basel-Landschaft) and Dornach (canton of Solothurn) shows that challenges in agglomerations can be dealt with through municipal and cantonal cooperation. The award ceremony … Read more » “Wakker Prize, Birsstadt Association, Nature and Climate Awareness”
