Latest news in Switzerland.
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”
10 April 2023
In 1930, Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff bought a plot of land in the municipality of Hertenstein, right on Lake Lucerne in Canton Lucerne. He built the Villa Senar on this site. Senar is an abbreviation of Sergei, his wife Natalie Satina (1877-1951) and Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff commissioned two architects to build the Villa … Read more » “Villa Senar of Rachmaninoff”
3 April 2023
The president of the Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (CeA), Frédéric Bierry, and the president of the government of the Basel-Stadt canton, Beat Jans, signed a letter of intent last March to intensify cross-border cooperation and relations between the two regions. The agreement covers European policy, climate and energy, healthcare, urban development, infrastructure and mobility, bilingualism, and … Read more » “Upper Rhine Region Cooperation”
9 March 2023
The federal government supports the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino in preserving and promoting the Romansh and Italian languages and cultures. Of the approximately 60,000 Romansh-speaking people, about 40% live outside the language area. Preserving and passing on the language and culture is a significant challenge for those in this ‘diaspora’. The Federal Office of … Read more » “New Romansh Uniun in Basel”
26 February 2023
The Swiss churches organised an ecumenical gathering under the auspices of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft christlicher Kirchen in der Schweiz (AGCK, Association of Christian Churches in Switzerland) on 24 February, one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The event took place in Bern’s Münster, with representatives of the Ukrainian community and dignitaries from Switzerland in attendance. … Read more » “24 February 2022”
15 February 2023
Hospental (canton of Uri) was recognised in January 2023 by the organisation ‘The most beautiful villages of Switzerland’ (Die schönsten Schweizer Dörfer) as one of the most beautiful villages in the country. The name Hospental comes from the Latin word for an inn. The village was located on the Säumerweg (transporting goods on mules and … Read more » “The new beautiful Village Hospental”
6 February 2023
Parco Val Calanca (canton of Graubünden) is Switzerland’s smallest nature park. The area borders the Hinterrhein Valley to the north, the Mesolcina (Misox) to the east, the canton of Ticino (Tessin) to the west, and the municipalities of Castaneda and Sta. Maria, San Vittore and Roveredo to the south. The current area includes the three … Read more » “Regional Nature Park Val Calanca”
30 January 2023
This year’s first “Von Wattenwyl Talks” between the leaders of the Federal Council parties and the national government will take place on Friday, 3 February 2023, in the Beatrice von Wattenwyl House in Bern. The “Von Wattenwyl Talks” with the heads of the government parties in the run-up to each session of the Federal Assembly … Read more » “The Von Wattenwyl Talks”
20 January 2023
The Organisation of Swiss Cultural Heritage (der Schweizer Heimatschutz) awards the Wakkerpreis annually. This organisation awards this prize to municipalities with outstanding achievements in urban and village development. The town of Lichtensteig (canton of St. Gall) has been awarded the Wakkerpreis 2023. For centuries, the city was a prosperous urban centre in Toggenburg. However, the … Read more » “The Wakker Price 2023”
