The name Switzerland comes from the word Schwyz, the name of one of the cantons of Waldstätten that formed the nucleus of the Old Swiss Confederation. [5] The toponym of the canton dates from the year 972 and comes from the old High German Suittes, a word related to the word Suedan which means “to burn”, referring to a wooded area that was burned to build some houses…
Category: Switzerland
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Mass Media in Western Europe
As part of European continent defined by Countryaah, Western Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Switzerland. This page describes major mass media, including newspapers, radio stations and televisions within these countries. Mass media in Austria Press The press has long traditions in Austria, the first newspaper was published in 1615. From 1795 there…
Switzerland Arts and Literature
Literature At the center of the first literary flourishing was the monastery of St. Gallen in the 9th century. The language was Latin, but soon got the Swiss Germanhis breakthrough as a literary language. The forerunner was Notker Labeo with translations of Latin texts. The most prominent of the German-speaking poets during the Middle Ages…
Switzerland Recent History
During the Second World War some danger on the German side ran him. But she continued to play her role as protector of refugees and the interests of citizens of various countries. Another important task was the one carried out by the Red Cross for the forwarding of family correspondence to prisoners of war and…