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Gruyère, La
(Encyclopedia)Gruyère, La lä grüyĕrˈ [key], district in Fribourg canton, W Switzerland. It is famous for its ...Olten
(Encyclopedia)Olten ôlˈtən [key], town (1990 pop. 17,805), Solothurn canton, N Switzerland, on the Aare River. It is an important rail center and has manufactures of machinery, motor vehicles, textiles, and shoe...Coppet
(Encyclopedia)Coppet kôpāˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, SW Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. It is noted for its château, once the residence of Jacques Necker and his daughter, Mme de Staël. ...Brünig Pass
(Encyclopedia)Brünig Pass brüˈnĭkh [key], 3,396 ft (1,035 m) high, ancient route between the Forest Cantons and the Bernese Alps, central Switzerland. It is crossed by a highway and a railroad. ...Bullinger, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia)Bullinger, Heinrich hīnˈrĭkh bo͝oˈlĭng-ər [key], 1504–75, Swiss Protestant reformer. After the death of Ulrich Zwingli in 1531, Bullinger became pastor of the principal church in Zürich and ...Unterwalden
(Encyclopedia)Unterwalden o͝onˈtərväldən [key], canton, central Switzerland, one of the Four Forest Cantons. A mountainous, forested, and chiefly pastoral region, Unterwalden is divided into the half cantons o...Rorschach
(Encyclopedia)Rorschach rôrˈshäkh [key], town (1990 pop. 9,535), St. Gall canton, NE Switzerland, on Lake Constance. A prosperous commercial town in the Middle Ages, Rorschach is a resort and the largest Swiss p...Horgen
(Encyclopedia)Horgen hôrˈgən [key], town, Zürich canton, N Switzerland, on the Lake of Zürich. A texti...Locle, Le
(Encyclopedia)Locle, Le lə lôkˈlə [key], town (1990 pop. 11,313), Neuchâtel canton, NW Switzerland, in the Jura Mts. near the French border. It has been a watchmaking center since the 17th cent. ...Morteratsch
(Encyclopedia)Morteratsch môrˈtəräch [key], glacier, SE Switzerland, one of the largest in the country. It lies at the foot of Piz Morteratsch, an Alpine peak, 12,317 ft (3,754 m) high, in the Bernina Mts. ...Browse by Subject
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