Association Regio Basiliensis

Bild/Foto: Regio Basiliensis, www.regbas.ch.

The Association is the Swiss partner for the Upper Rhine cooperation and the competence centre to foster cross-border activities with France and Germany. It aims to provide incentives from the Swiss side designed to develop the Upper Rhine area into a cohesive European border region and to actively contribute to attaining this objective. Since it … Read more » “Association Regio Basiliensis”

Museum of Lower Engadine and the Romansh language in Scuol

Scuol. Foto/Photo: TES.

One key feature of Engadin culture (Kanton Graubünden) is the local language: Romansh. It is one of the oldest living European languages with roots in Rhaetian, Latin, Aleman, Italian, French, and German. The language was at risk of dying out around 100 years ago until several devotees resolved to ensure its survival in 1919.    … Read more » “Museum of Lower Engadine and the Romansh language in Scuol”

Laser Lightning Rod

Der Säntis, MeteoSchweiz. Foto/Photo: TES.

As the national weather and climate service, MeteoSchweiz carries out weather and climate measurements at any time on the Swiss territory. The complex topography of the Alps represents a major challenge. The Säntis also has a station (SwissMetNet). Switzerland’s complex alpine topography presents a particular challenge. A new project on the Säntis is called Laser Lightning … Read more » “Laser Lightning Rod”

Nadezhda Suslova in Zurich

Nadeschda Suslowa (1843-1918). Foto/Photo: Wikipedia

Nadezhda Suslova (1843-1918) was the first woman to be allowed to study at a university in Switzerland. She was born in Russia. She decided in 1866 to go to Switzerland to study.  She studied in Zurich because, at that time, it was the most liberal city in Europe. After studying medicine, she married an ophthalmologist. … Read more » “Nadezhda Suslova in Zurich”

Vallader Romansh Course in Scuol

Scuol, Minister Ignazio Cassis. Photo/Foto: TES.

The Vallader-Romansh language course, organised by the Lia Rumantscha, started on 19 July in Scuol (canton Graubünden) with a special guest: the Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis (Eidgenössiches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Department of Foreign Affairs). He was also one of the students at 8.30 a.m. Although his work only allowed him to attend class in … Read more » “Vallader Romansh Course in Scuol”

The Walser and the Calfeisen Valley

St. Martin, Kanton St. Gallen. Foto/Photo: Postauto.ch.

More than 700 years ago, the Walser from Upper Valais migrated from Goms to the Calfeisental. The origin of the Walser and the reasons for their emigration are still unclear, perhaps overpopulation. In any case, the architecture and culture still bear witness to this heritage. The Calfeisental is also called the least-known valley of Switzerland. If … Read more » “The Walser and the Calfeisen Valley”

The Alabama, Putin, Biden and Geneva

Geneva, Genf, Genève. Photo/Foto: TES.

Joe Biden (1942), President of the United States, and Vladimir Putin (1952), President of Russia, will meet in Geneva on 16 June 2021. The venue for the meeting is La Grange Park. The city has a long reputation for dispute resolution and meetings between leaders of the great powers. One of the first cases was between … Read more » “The Alabama, Putin, Biden and Geneva”

360° panorama of Swiss Castles

Schloss Spiez. Foto/Photo: TES.

Burgdorf, Hallwyl, Wildegg, Romont, Spiez, Zug, Waldegg, Werdenbergand the Stockalper castle in Brig can be visited virtually and explored inside and out. The individual visit to the magnificent 360° panorama offers the viewer a unique experience completely new in the world of cultural heritage. The GSK (Gesellschaft Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (www.gsk.ch) developed an app called 360° … Read more » “360° panorama of Swiss Castles”

Swisscollections.ch

Olivier Truchet et Gemain Hoyau, La ville, cité et Université de Paris, 1552. Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, UBH Kartenslg AA 124/swisscollections.ch).

Swisscollections is the new gateway to historical and modern collections in Swiss libraries and archives. In swisscollections, you can find archive material (including unpublished papers), images, old prints and rare books, document collections, film material, manuscripts, maps, music recordings, sheet music, text recordings as well as listings in bibliographies of cantons. It is a metacatalogue … Read more » “Swisscollections.ch”

Romansh as Fourth Official Language

Giachen Caspar Muoth (1844-1906), 1887, Al pievel romontsch‘. Hotel Stern, Chur. Foto/Photo: TES.

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