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6 August 2023
The Neuchâtel mountains (the Jura) are considered the historic cradle of Swiss watchmaking. Farmers began to settle in these isolated mountains and valleys as early as the 17th century to create mechanisms that would keep them busy during the long and cold winters. These parts were collected and assembled in workshops, known as comptoirs or … Read more » “The monumental Tissot Clock in La Chaux-de-Fonds”
24 July 2023
From 24 to 28 July, the language course in Vallader, one of the five main idioms of Romansh, took place in Scuol (canton of Graubünden). Lia Rumantscha, in collaboration with Uniun dals Grischs, welcomed 150 participants from the French, German and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland and abroad. The first Bible in Vallader, Scuol, 1671. Museum … Read more » “Romansh in and outside Graubünden”
16 July 2023
The 16th edition of Basel Tattoo brings formations from five continents (North and South America, Africa, Oceania and Europe) to the Arena at the Kasernenhof until 22 July and organised the annual Parade on 15 July. The Basel Tattoo is much more than a Tattoo. Its origins are also linked to the Basel Fasnacht (UNESCO … Read more » “The multifaceted Basel Tattoo”
27 June 2023
In the second century AD, the Romans and Celtic inhabitants of Augusta Raurica (today’s Augst, canton Basel-Landschaft) built the first bridge across the Rhine. Augusta Raurica was a city (Colonia) founded by the Romans in 44 BC. Augusta Raurica and the first bridge over the Rhine, a. 240 n. Chr. Image: Augusta Raurica Museum A … Read more » “Bridge-builder Regio Basiliensis”
11 June 2023
A citizen of the Roman town of Augusta Raurica (today Augst/Kaiseraugst) would not have believed his ears in the third century AD: the sound of an organ in Basilia (present-day Basel), a hamlet of a few hundred inhabitants. Augusta Raurica and Basilia around 117 AD: Picture: Augusta Raurica Museum Augusta Raurica was about 10 km … Read more » “Roman organ in Basel”
7 June 2023
On 3 June, the 143rd annual meeting of the Swiss Society for Art History (Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (GSK)/Société d’Histoire de l’Art en Suisse (SHAS) took place at the Pfalzkeller, in the heart of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site of St Gallen and its legendary monastery and library. Given the impressive history of this … Read more » “Swiss Society for Art History”
31 May 2023
Regio Basiliensis is the Swiss partner for the Upper Rhine cooperation and the competence centre of choice for fostering cross-border collaboration in politics, public authorities, the economy, sciences, organisations, and the population. The association was founded in 1963 and will celebrate its 60th anniversary on 19 June. It aims to provide incentives from the Swiss … Read more » “Sixty Years Regio Basiliensis”
9 May 2023
The museum (Le Musée International de la Réforme (MIR) in Geneva is dedicated to the Reformation and Protestantism in its historical and international dimension and context. After a renovation of two years, it has recently reopened. The new MIR, modern and interactive, is situated in a symbolic and historical building, Maison Mallet, on the site … Read more » “Museum of the Reformation in Geneva”
3 May 2023
The Romansh writing competition Plima d’aur/Pledpierla (golden plume/twirling word) which the Lia Rumantscha launched this year with the two themes “superforzas” (superpowers) and “7 minutas” (7 minutes), had a record number of participants. More than 440 texts were submitted. With more than 200 texts, there was also a record number of participants from the Engadine. For … Read more » “Plima d’aur/Pledpierla”
24 April 2023
The German-French-Swiss INFOBEST PALMRAIN has provided free bilingual information, mediation and advice to citizens, associations, companies, public authorities and political actors on a wide range of cross-border issues for 30 years. The organisation was founded on 1 July 1993. The trinational institution celebrated its 30th anniversary on 21 April in the former customs station at … Read more » “INFOBEST Palmrain Thirty Years”
