Query: Swiss cantons where they speak German

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Aarau <=SEP=> Aarau (German pronunciation: [ˈaːraʊ], locally [ˈɑːrɑʊ]) is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura mountains, and is west of Zürich, and 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Bern.

Aargau <=SEP=> The Canton of Aargau (German Kanton About this sound Aargau ; rarely anglicized Argovia; see also other names) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It is situated by the lower course of the Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau (meaning Aare province). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland.

Alemannic German <=SEP=> Gressoney, Issime and RimellaAlemannic (German: About this sound Alemannisch ) is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family. The name derives from the ancient Germanic alliance of tribes known as the Alamanni "\all men").

Appenzell Ausserrhoden <=SEP=> The Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (German: [ˈapənˌtsɛl ˈaʊ̯sərˌroːdən]; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. The seat of the government and parliament is Herisau, judicial authorities are in Trogen. Appenzell Ausserrhoden is located in the north east of Switzerland, bordering the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Innerrhoden.

Appenzell Innerrhoden <=SEP=> The Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden (German: [ˈapənˌtsɛl ˈɪnərˌroːdən]; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area, with Basel-City being the smallest. It was the last Swiss canton to grant women the vote on local issues, in 1991.

Basel-Landschaft <=SEP=> The Canton of Basel-Landschaft (German: About this sound Basel-Landschaft  "Basel-Country"; informally: Baselland/Baselbiet, in French Bâle-Campagne), is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal. It shares borders with the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Solothurn, Jura and Aargau, and with the French région of Alsace and the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Basel-Stadt <=SEP=> The Canton of Basel-Stadt (German: About this sound Basel-Stadt  "Basel-City"; in French Bâle-Ville, in Italian Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The city of Basel and the municipalities of Bettingen and Riehen form its territory.

Bern <=SEP=> The city of Bern or Berne (German: Bern, pronounced [bɛrn]; French: Berne [bɛʁn]; Italian: Berna [ˈbɛrna]; Romansh: Berna [ˈbɛrnə]; Bernese German: Bärn [b̥æːrn]) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city". With a population of 139,321 (February 2015), Bern is the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014.

Bernese German <=SEP=> Bernese German (Standard German: Berndeutsch, Alemannic German: Bärndütsch) is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss plateau (Mittelland) part of the canton of Bern and in some neighbouring regions. A form of Bernese German is spoken by Old Order Amish in Adams County, Indiana and their daughter settlements.

Biel/Bienne <=SEP=> Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German: [biːl]; French: [bjɛn]; Italian: Bienna; Romansh: Bienna) is a city in the district of the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Biel/Bienne is on the language boundary between the French-speaking and German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is throughout bilingual. Biel is the German name for the town, Bienne its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously.

Büsingen am Hochrhein <=SEP=> Büsingen am Hochrhein "\Buesingen on the High Rhine"), commonly known as Büsingen, is a German town (7.62 km2 or 2.94 sq mi) entirely surrounded by the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and, south across the High Rhine, by the Swiss cantons of Zürich and Thurgau. It has a population of about 1,450 inhabitants.

Canton of Basel <=SEP=> Basel was a canton of Switzerland that was in existence between 1501 and 1833, when it was split into the two present-day 'half-cantons' of Basel-City and Basel-Country.

Canton of Bern <=SEP=> The Canton of Bern (German: Kanton Bern, About this sound pronunciation ; French: Canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south lies the Valais.

Canton of Fribourg <=SEP=> The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the west of the country. The capital of the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whereas About this sound Freiburg  is the German name for both the canton and the town.

Canton of Geneva <=SEP=> The Republic and Canton of Geneva (French: République et Canton de Genève; Arpitan: Rèpublica et Canton de Geneva; German: Republik und Kanton Genf; Italian: Repubblica e Canton Ginevra; Romansh: Republica e Chantun Genevra) is the French-speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France.  As is the case in several other Swiss cantons (e.g.

Canton of Glarus <=SEP=> The Canton of Glarus (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlarʊs]) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus.The population speaks a variety of  Alemannic German.The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic confessions.

Canton of Lucerne <=SEP=> The Canton of Lucerne (German: Kanton Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of 31 December 2014) is 394,604.  As of 2007, the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.

Canton of Neuchâtel <=SEP=> The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (French: Canton de Neuchâtel, IPA: [kɑ̃tɔ̃ də nøʃɑtɛl]) is a canton of French-speaking western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782 of which 39,654 (or 23.4%) were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel.

Canton of Schaffhausen <=SEP=> The Canton of Schaffhausen (German: About this sound Schaffhausen ) is a canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of the canton is Schaffhausen.

Canton of Schwyz <=SEP=> Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːt͡s]) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zurich in the north, centered on and named after the town of Schwyz.It is one of the founding cantons of Switzerland; Switzerland's Standard German name, die Schweiz, is derived from the name of the canton, and the flag of Switzerland from its coat of arms. For the history of the name, see Schwyz. The Swiss Federal Charter is on display in Schwyz.

Canton of Solothurn <=SEP=> The Canton of Solothurn (German: About this sound Solothurn ) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.

Canton of St. Gallen <=SEP=> The Canton of St. Gallen (German: Kanton About this sound St. Gallen , Swiss German: 'Sanggale') is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 495,824.  As of 2007, the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling variations include: St. Gall, Saint Gall, Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, and Son Gagl.

Canton of Uri <=SEP=> The Canton of Uri (German: Kanton About this sound Uri ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss between Lake Lucerne and the St. Gotthard Pass. Swiss German is the primary language spoken in Uri. Uri was the only canton where the children in school had to learn Italian as their first foreign language.

Canton of Zug <=SEP=> The Canton of Zug (German pronunciation: [tsuːɡ]) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At 239 km2 the canton is one of the smallest of the cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts. It is the economic centre of Central Switzerland.

Canton of Zürich <=SEP=> The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton About this sound Zürich ) has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 1,443,436.  The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch is commonly spoken. In English the name of the canton is often written without an umlaut.

Cantons of Switzerland <=SEP=> The  26 cantons of Switzerland (German: Kanton, French: canton, Italian: cantone, Romansh: chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. There were eight cantons during 1353–1481, and thirteen cantons during 1513–1798.Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own border controls, army, and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848.

Chasseral Pass <=SEP=> Chasseral Pass (German: Gestler) (el. 1502 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains, lying west of the Chasseral. The pass is located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel (north side) and Bern (south side). It is traversed by a road connecting Saint-Imier and Nods, both located in the Bernese Jura.

Collection of Swiss Law Sources <=SEP=> The Collection of Swiss Law Sources (Sammlung Schweizerischer Rechtsquellen in German, Collection des sources du droit suisse in French, Collana Fonti del diritto svizzero in Italian) is a collection of critical editions of historical legal documents (regarded as sources of law) created on Swiss territory from the early Middle Ages up to 1798.It is edited by the Law Sources Foundation of the Swiss LawyersSociety.

Council of States (Switzerland) <=SEP=> The Council of States (German: Ständerat, French: Conseil des Etats, Italian: Consiglio degli Stati, Romansh: Cussegl dals Stadis) is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house. There are 46 Councillors.Twenty of the country's cantons are represented by two Councillors each. Six cantons, traditionally called "half cantons", are represented by one Councillor each for historical reasons.

Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium <=SEP=> The Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium is celebrated on November 15 each year. It is a public holiday for the German-speaking Community of Belgium but it is not celebrated elsewhere in Belgium. The equivalents of the other communities are the Day of the Flemish Community (July 11) and the Day of the French-speaking Community (September 27). The ceremony coincides with the King's Feast.

Ederswiler <=SEP=> Ederswiler is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.  It is the only German-speaking municipality in the canton, where all others are French-speaking.

Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt <=SEP=> The Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Basel-Stadt (literally: Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt) is a Reformed denomination in the canton of Basel-Stadt. In 2004 it had 51,000 members in six German parishes with 3 German speaking congregations, one Italian one French Reformed congregation  and 49 ordained clergy. Member of the Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund.The church was established by Johannes Oekolampad in 1529. For 400 years was the state church in Basel.

Executive Council of Bern <=SEP=> The Executive Council (German: Regierungsrat, French: Conseil-éxecutif) is the executive of the Swiss canton of Bern.This seven-member collegial body is elected by the people for a period of four years. The cantonal constitution reserves one seat in the Executive Council for a French-speaking citizen from the Bernese Jura. The presidency, by convention, rotates annually and the position is largely that of a primus inter pares.

Federal Assembly (Switzerland) <=SEP=> The Federal Assembly (German: Bundesversammlung, French: Assemblée fédérale, Italian: Assemblea federale, Romansh: Assamblea federala), is Switzerland's federal legislature.  It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace.The Federal Assembly is bicameral, being composed of the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States.  The houses have identical powers.

Federal Charter of 1291 <=SEP=> The Federal Charter or Letter of Alliance (German: Bundesbrief) documents the Eternal Alliance or League of the Three Forest Cantons (German: Ewiger Bund der Drei Waldstätten), the union of three cantons in what is now central Switzerland. It is dated in early August, 1291 and initiates the current August 1 national Swiss holiday. This agreement cites a previous (lost or most likely not existent in written form) similar pact.

Flags and arms of cantons of Switzerland <=SEP=> There are 26 modern cantons of Switzerland, each of which has an official flag and coat of arms.The history of development of these designs spans the 13th to 20th centuries.Historically, the number of cantons waseight during 1352–1481, see Eight Cantonsthirteen during 1513–1798, see Thirteen Cantonstwenty cantons of the Helvetic Republic in 1798–1803, without official flags or coats of armstwenty-two during 1848–1978, including three cantons divided into two half-cantons eachtwenty-three during 1979–1999, due to the secession of the canton of Jura from Bern.Nidwalden and Obwalden are traditional subdivisions of Unterwalden.

Fribourg <=SEP=> Fribourg (French pronunciation: ​[fʁibuʁ]; Arpitan: Fribôrg/Friboua, pronounced: [fʁibwa]; German: Freiburg or Freiburg im Üechtland, Swiss German pronunciation: [ˈfrib̥ʊrɡ]; Italian: Friburgo or Friborgo; Romansh: Friburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine.

Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève <=SEP=> The Fédération des Entreprises Romandes Genève (FER Genève) is a Swiss (Romand designate Swiss Cantons where people speak french) employer’s organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It groups 26 000 members, including multinational corporations as well as 9000 independent workers and 75 trade associations.

Geography of Switzerland <=SEP=> The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland, a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland has a maximum north-south length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) and an east-west length of about 350 kilometres (220 mi).Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east.

German-speaking Community of Belgium <=SEP=> The German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens [ˈdɔʏ̯tʃˌʃpʁaːxɪɡə ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft ˈbɛlɡi̯əns], DG; French: Communauté germanophone de Belgique; Dutch: Duitstalige Gemeenschap België [ˈdœy̯tsˌtaːlɪɣə ɣəˈmeːnˌsxɑp ˈbɛlɣijə]) is one of the three federal communities of Belgium.

German-speaking Switzerland <=SEP=> The German-speaking part of Switzerland (German: Deutschschweiz, French: Suisse alémanique, Italian: Svizzera tedesca, Romansh: Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of the Swiss plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps).In 17 Swiss cantons, German is the only official language (Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St.

German-speaking electoral college <=SEP=> The German-speaking electoral college is one of three constituencies of the European Parliament in Belgium. It elects 1 MEP by first past the post.This is the European Parliament's smallest constituency, with an electorate at the 2004 election of just 46,914. Since the German-speaking electoral college elects only one member, the winner is effectively chosen by the first past the post method. This makes it the only European Parliament constituency without proportional representation.

German immigration to Switzerland <=SEP=> About a quarter of a million German nationals had permanent residence in Switzerland in 2009.Ever since the emergence of Switzerland and Germany as distinct nations in the Early Modern period, there has been considerable population movement in both directions, but meaningful population statistics become available only after the Napoleonic era, with the formation of the restored Swiss Confederacy and the German Confederation in 1815.

Glarus <=SEP=> Glarus (German: [ˈɡlaːrʊs]; French: Glaris; Italian: Glarona; Romansh: Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Glarus municipality since 1 January 2011 incorporates the former municipalities of  Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.Glarus lies on the Linth River at the foot of the Glärnisch foothills in the Glarus Alps. Very few buildings built before the fire of 1861 remain. Wood, textile, and plastics, as well as printing, are the dominant industries.

Gotthard Pass <=SEP=> The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass (Italian: Passo del San Gottardo) (el. 2106 m) is a mountain pass in the Alps, connecting northern to southern Switzerland. The pass lies between Airolo in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, and Göschenen in the German-speaking canton of Uri, and connects further Bellinzona to Lucerne.

Government of the German-speaking Community <=SEP=> The government of the German-speaking Community (German: Regierung der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft; DG-Regierung) is the executive body of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, located in the east of the  province of Liège. The members are chosen by the Parliament of the German-speaking Community.

Grand Council of Bern <=SEP=> The Grand Council (German: Grosser Rat, French: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part of the canton, the Bernese Jura (districts of Courtelary, La Neuveville and Moutier) has 12 seats guaranteed, and 3 seats are guaranteed for the French-speaking minority of the bilingual district of Biel/Bienne.

Graubünden <=SEP=> The Canton of Grisons or Graubünden in German (German: Graubünden, [ɡraʊˈbʏndən]; Italian: Grigioni [ɡriˈdʒoːni]; Romansh: Grischun [ɡʁiˈʒun]; see also other names) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.

Green Liberal Party of Switzerland <=SEP=> The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz, glp; French: Parti vert'libéral, pvl), abbreviated to glp, is a centrist Green liberal political party in Switzerland.  Founded in 2007, the party holds fourteen seats in the Federal Assembly.The party was formed on 19 July 2007 by four cantonal branches of the Green Party. Contesting the election in October 2007 in St. Gallen and Zurich, the party won three seats in the National Council.

High Alemannic German <=SEP=> High Alemannic is a dialect of Alemannic German and is often considered to be part of the German language, even though it is only partly intelligible to non-Alemannic speakers.

Highest Alemannic German <=SEP=> Highest Alemannic (Hegschtalemannisch) is a branch of Alemannic German and is often considered to be part of the German language, even though mutual intelligibility with Standard German and other non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited.Highest Alemannic dialects are spoken in alpine regions of Switzerland: In the Bernese Oberland, in the German-speaking parts of the Canton of Fribourg, in the Valais (see Walliser German) and in the Walser settlements (mostly in Switzerland, but also in Italy and in Austria; see Walser German).

Johann August Nahl <=SEP=> Johann August Nahl (22 August 1710 in Berlin – 22 October 1781 in Kassel) was a German sculptor and stuccist.He was first taught by his father Johann Samuel Nahl (1664–1727), who had been court sculptor of Frederic I since 1704. At the age of 18, Nahl undertook a journey via Sigmaringen and Bern to Strasbourg, where he worked for Robert Le Lorrain. In 1731 he went to Paris, then in 1734 to Rome, 1735 to Schaffhausen and then back to Strasbourg.

Juchart <=SEP=> A Juchart (also Jucharte or Juchard, in French Pose, in Italian Pertica) was a unit of area measurement used in rural Switzerland until the early 20th century.  In other German speaking regions it was known as a Joch, Jochart, Jauchart, Jauch, Juck or Juckert.  The Juchart was a measurement of the amount of farm land that a man could plow in one day.

Languages of Switzerland <=SEP=> The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh.

Laufen District <=SEP=> Laufen District or Laufental District (French: District de Laufon) is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Laufen.  Prior to 1994, it was a district of the canton of Bern, one of the seven historical districts of the Bernese Jura.  In 1979, three neighbouring French-speaking districts of Bern seceded to form the new canton of Jura.

List of Speakers of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community <=SEP=> This is a list of the Speakers of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, the Speakers of the Council of the German-speaking Community and the Speakers of the Council of the German Cultural Community since 1973.

List of Swiss cantons by elevation <=SEP=> The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in Switzerland. Data includes interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all 26 cantons, with coordinates of the highest. Location names, mean elevation, and the numeric differences between high and low elevations are also provided.Most of the 25 canton high points are located in the Swiss Alps. Other (with lower altitude), are located in the Jura Mountains.

List of cantonal executives of Switzerland <=SEP=> This article lists the list of cantonal executives of Switzerland.  Each canton of Switzerland has its own executive body, as well as legislative body.  The Federal Council is the executive of the Swiss federal government, and is included for purposes of comparison.The cantonal executives are collegial bodies, each with 5 or 7 members.

List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland <=SEP=> This is a list of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland.  Each canton of Switzerland has a democratically-elected cantonal legislature, as well as electing members to the Federal Assembly.The largest legislatures, in Zurich and St. Gallen, have 180 members each, whilst the smallest, in less-populous Appenzell Innerrhoden, has only 49 members.  Appenzell Innerrhoden is also the only legislature that is non-partisan.  All other legislatures operate party political systems.

Lucerne <=SEP=> Lucerne (/ˌluːˈsɜrn/; German: Luzern, [luˈtsɛrn]; French: Lucerne, [lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna, [luˈtʃɛrna]; Romansh: Lucerna; Lucerne Swiss-German: Lozärn) is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name.

Mont-Tramelan <=SEP=> Mont-Tramelan is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).  While the majority of the population speaks German, the German form of the municipality name, Tramlingen-Berg, is no longer used.  Even though it is in the French-speaking part of the canton of Bern, there is a German public school.

Nidwalden <=SEP=> The Canton of Nidwalden (German pronunciation: [ˈnidˌvaldən]) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population is 40,287 (in 2007) of which 4,046 (or 10%) are foreigners. The capital is Stans.

Obwalden <=SEP=> The Canton of Obwalden (German pronunciation: [ˈɔbˌvaldən]) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland.  Its capital is Sarnen. The canton contains the geographical centre of Switzerland.

Old Swiss Confederacy <=SEP=> The Old Swiss Confederacy (Modern German: Alte Eidgenossenschaft; historically Eidgenossenschaft, after the Reformation République des Suisses, Republica Helvetiorum "Republic of the Swiss") was the precursor of Switzerland.It was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons) which formed during the 14th century. From a nucleus in what is now Central Switzerland, the confederacy expanded to include the cities of Zurich and Berne by the middle of the century.

Parliament of the German-speaking Community <=SEP=> The Parliament of the German-speaking Community (German: Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft or PDG) is the legislative assembly of the German-speaking Community of Belgium based in Eupen. The most important tasks of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community include the election and the supervision of the Government of the German-speaking Community, the adoption of decrees for the German-speaking Community and the preparation and adoption of the annual budget.

Reformation in Switzerland <=SEP=> The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate (Mark Reust) and population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Seven cantons remained Roman Catholic, though, which led to inter-cantonal wars known as the Wars of Kappel.

Romandy <=SEP=> Romandy (French: Romandie) is the French-speaking parts of western Switzerland. In 2010 about 1.9 million people, or 24.4% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The bulk of romand population lives in the Arc Lémanique region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud and the Lower Valais.

Romansh language <=SEP=> Romansh(also spelled Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche; Romansh: About this sound rumàntsch ,About this sound romauntsch ,About this sound romontsch ) is a Romance language spoken predominantly in the southeastern Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden), where it has official status alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction of schools in Romansh-speaking areas.

Romansh people <=SEP=> The Romansh people are a people and ethnic group of Switzerland, native speakers of the Romansh language.

Röstigraben <=SEP=> The Röstigraben (German pronunciation: [ˈrøːstiˌɡraːbən], literally "Rösti ditch", also transcribed Röschtigraben in order to reflect the Swiss German pronunciation [ˈrøːʃtiˌɡrabə]) is a humorous term describing the cultural differences between, on one side, the German-speaking Switzerland and, on the other, the French-speaking parts, the Suisse romande, as well as the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.

Saane/Sarine <=SEP=> Saane (in German) or Sarine (in French) is a major river of Switzerland. It is 128 km (80 mi) long and has a drainage area of 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi).It is a tributary of the river Aare.The Saane rises in the Bernese Alps, near Sanetschhorn, in the Canton of Valais. It forms the Lac de Sanetch reservoir at 2034 m, and then enters the Canton of Bern, traversing the Sanetsch falls between 1900 and 1400 m.

Schaffhausen <=SEP=> Schaffhausen (German: [ʃaːfˈhauzən]; Alemannic German: Schafuuse; French: Schaffhouse; Italian: Sciaffusa; Romansh: Schaffusa) is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 as of December 2008.The official language of Schaffhausen is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.The old portion of the city has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture, as well as the impressive old canton fortress, the Munot.

Schelten <=SEP=> Schelten (La Scheulte in French) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. This is one of two German speaking municipalities located in the majority French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois). The other is Seehof.

Schweizer (chicken) <=SEP=> The Schweizer, German: Schweizerhuhn or "Swiss chicken", is a Swiss breed of domestic chicken. It was bred in 1905 in Amriswil, in the canton of Thurgau, in north-east Switzerland. It is kept mainly in German-speaking areas of the country.

Schwyz <=SEP=> The town of Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːt͡s]; Italian: Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

Solothurn <=SEP=> The city of Solothurn (German: Solothurn pronounced [ˈzoːlotʊrn]; French: Soleure; Italian: Soletta; Romansh: Soloturn) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also is the only municipality of the district of the same name.The official language of Solothurn is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

St. Gallen <=SEP=> St. Gallen (About this sound Sankt Gallen  or St Gall; French: Saint-Gall; Italian: San Gallo; Romansh: Son Gagl) is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 160,000 inhabitants) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland.

Swiss Federal Constitution <=SEP=> The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 18 April 1999 (German: Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft; French: Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse; Italian: Costituzione federale della Confederazione Svizzera; Romansh: Constituziun federala da la Confederaziun svizra) is the third and current federal constitution of Switzerland. It establishes the Swiss Confederation as a federal republic of 26 cantons (states).

Swiss Federal Council election, 2011 <=SEP=> An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland, was held on 14 December 2011, following the federal election on 23 October 2011. Micheline Calmy-Rey announced she will not run for re-election to the council. According to a traditional informal convention, the successor has to come from the French-speaking or Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.

Swiss Federal Council election <=SEP=> The Swiss Federal Council is elected by the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland by secret ballot.Regular elections take place every four years, in the first session following the Swiss federal elections.

Swiss French <=SEP=> Swiss French (French:  suisse romand) is the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandie. Swiss French is distinct from Franco-Provençal (Arpitan), the closely related Romance language originally spoken in Romandie.

Swiss German <=SEP=> Swiss German (German: Schweizerdeutsch, Alemannic German: Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch) refers to any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German, as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein and Austrian Vorarlberg, which are closely associated to Switzerland's.Linguistically, Swiss German forms no unity.

Swiss Italian <=SEP=> Swiss Italian (Italian: svizzero italiano) is the name used for the variety of Italian spoken in the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland. Swiss Italian is spoken as natively by about 350,000 people in the canton of Ticino and in the southern part of Graubünden (Canton Grigioni). Swiss-Italian also refers to the Italian speaking population in this region (southern Switzerland) close to the border with Italy.

Swiss Nationalist Party <=SEP=> The Swiss Nationalist Party (German: Partei National Orientierter Schweizer, abbreviated to PNOS; French: Parti nationaliste suisse, abbreviated to PNS) is a far-right völkischpolitical party in Switzerland founded in 2000.

Swiss Standard German <=SEP=> Swiss Standard German (German: Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (German: Schweizer Hochdeutsch or Schweizerhochdeutsch), referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides French, Italian and Romansh. It is a variety of Standard German, used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

Swiss immigration referendum, February 2014 <=SEP=> The federal popular initiative "against mass immigration"  (German:  Eidgenössische Volksinitiative "Gegen Masseneinwanderung", French:  Initiative populaire « Contre l'immigration de masse », Italian:  Iniziativa popolare "Contro l'immigrazione di massa") is a Swiss federal popular initiative.

Swiss literature <=SEP=> As there is no dominant national language, the four main languages of French, Italian, German and Romansch form the four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland. The original Swiss Confederation, from its foundation in 1291 up to 1798, gained only a few French-speaking districts in what is now the Canton of Fribourg, and so the German language dominated.

Swiss people <=SEP=> The Swiss (German: die Schweizer, French: les Suisses, Italian: gli Svizzeri, Romansh: ils Svizzers) are citizens or natives of Switzerland.

Swiss playing cards <=SEP=> The Swiss German speaking part of Switzerland has its own deck of playing cards. They are mostly used for Jass, the "national card game" of Switzerland. The deck is related to the various German playing cards. Within Switzerland, these decks are called German or Swiss German cards. Distribution of the Swiss deck is roughly east of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line, in  Schaffhausen, St.

Switzerland <=SEP=> Switzerland (/ˈswɪtsərlənd/; German: Schweiz [ˈʃvaɪts];  French: Suisse [sɥis(ə)]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a country in Europe.

Tagsatzung <=SEP=> The Federal Diet of Switzerland or  Tagsatzung (German: Eidgenössische Tagsatzung; French: Diète fédérale; Italian: Dieta federale) was the legislative and executive council of the Swiss confederacy from the beginnings until the formation of the Swiss federal state in 1848.It was a meeting of delegates of the individual cantons. Its power was very limited, since the cantons were essentially sovereign.

Thurgau <=SEP=> The Canton of Thurgau (German: Kanton About this sound Thurgau , anglicized as Thurgovia) is a northeast canton of Switzerland.It is named for the Thur River, and the name Thurgovia was historically used for a larger area, including part of this river's basin upstream of the modern canton. The area of what is now Thurgau was acquired as subject territories by the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the mid 15th century.

Ticino <=SEP=> The Republic and Canton of Ticino or Ticino (Italian pronunciation: [tiˈtʃiːno]; German: Tessin [tɛˈsiːn]; see also in other languages) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland.

Troccas <=SEP=> Troccas is a member of the Tarot family of card games.It is played in the Romansh speaking part of the canton Grisons of Switzerland.It is not known exactly how this game entered Switzerland but it is generally thought to have arrived from Italy during the 17th century.Troccas decks are sometimes called "1JJ" or "Jupiter and Juno" decks because they substitute Jupiter and Juno for the Pope and Papess of the Tarot of Marseilles.

Valais <=SEP=> The Canton of Valais (French pronunciation: ​[valɛ]; German: Wallis, German pronunciation: [ˈvalɪs]) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, situated in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps.

Vanil Noir <=SEP=> The Vanil Noir is a mountain of the Fribourg Prealps, located on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in western Switzerland. Reaching a height of 2,389 metres above sea level, the Vanil Noir is the highest summit of the canton of Fribourg and of the Alpine foothills lying north of the Saane and Simme (or northwest of the Saanenmöser Pass).

Vaud <=SEP=> The Canton of Vaud (French pronunciation: ​[vo]; German: Waadt) is the third largest of Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size.

Walser German <=SEP=> The Walser language (German: Walserdeutsch), also known as Walliser German (locally Wallisertiitsch), is a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of the Canton of Wallis (French: Valais) and in Walser settlements in parts of Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Austria.The terms Walser and Walliser are geographic; there is no linguistic divide. Specific Walser dialects can be traced to eastern or western dialects of Wallis canton.

Zug <=SEP=> Zug (German: Zug, [tsuːɡ]; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo; Romansh: Zug; Neo-Latin Tugium (named in the 16th century)), is a city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to  the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is the Canton capital.

Zürcher Murren <=SEP=> Zürcher Murren, also called pain bernois, Bernerweggen, Spitzweggen, geschnittene Weggli or Zackenweggen are a type of bread roll traditionally made in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and, more rarely, in the Romandie.

Zürich <=SEP=> Zürich or Zurich (/ˈzjʊərɪk/, German: Zürich [ˈtsyːrɪç], Swiss German: Züri [ˈtsyɾi], French: Zurich [zyʁik], Italian: Zurigo [dzuˈriːɡo], Romansh: Turitg) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million, and the Zurich metropolitan area 1.83 million.