Tag: Switzerland

Baden-Württemberg is the direct neighbor of the canton of Thurgau. The canton is also on the border with the canton of Schaffhausen. The capital of the canton is Frauenfeld. The seat of the government council and the higher court are also located here. It is named after the river Thur. Thurgau as a business location…

In the canton of Uri German is spoken as the official language. The canton belongs to the Swiss Confederation and is located in what is known as Central Switzerland. The capital of Uri is Altdorf. The Lucerne is located in the north of Canton and the Gotthard in the south. Uri is known as one…

Lausanne is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The canton is a member of the Swiss Confederation. Vaud is also called the Vaud region. That is why the residents of Vaud are also known as Vaudois. The canton was only founded with the act of mediation. On February 19, 1803, the canton then joined…

Although devoid of mineral resources and certainly not favored by environmental conditions, Switzerland is one of the richest and most economically advanced countries in the world. The country’s high GDP (492,595 million US dollars in 2008) allows for a per capita income of $ 67,385 (2008), which ranks among the highest in the world. The extraordinary Swiss…

The renunciation of Neuchâtel by the king of Prussia (1857) eliminated an anomalous and anachronistic situation from Switzerland. Maintaining neutrality during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 and the two world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) both on the Swiss side and on the part of the belligerents contributed to increasing the country’s wealth: neutrality well guarded…

Unions Despite the establishment of local trade unions in the 1840s, the first national professional association in 1858 (Swiss Typographers Association) and the first umbrella organization (Swiss Federation of Trade Unions, SGB) in 1880, the Swiss trade unions only gained greater importance at the beginning of the 20th century. While the failure of the first…