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The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
Switzerland

Schweiz
Suisse
Svizzera
Svizra

Deutsch Die Schweiz - Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

Die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft ist ein Binnenstaat in Mitteleuropa. Der Name Schweiz ist die ins Hochdeutsche übertragene Form des Kantonsnamens Schwyz, der auf die gesamte Eidgenossenschaft verallgemeinert wurde. Die Schweiz liegt zwischen Bodensee und Genfersee, Alpenrhein und Jura, Hochrhein und Alpensüdrand. Sie grenzt nördlich an Deutschland (345.7 km Grenzlänge), östlich an Liechtenstein (41.1 km) und Österreich (165.1 km), südlich an Italien (734.2 km). Der westliche Nachbar ist Frankreich mit 571.8 km gemeinsamer Grenzlänge. Somit hat die Schweiz eine Grenzlänge von 1857.9 km.

Français La Suisse - Confédération Suisse

La Confédération Suisse est un pays d'Europe bordé par l'Allemagne, la France, l'Italie, l'Autriche et le Liechtenstein. Le pays a une longue tradition de neutralité politique et militaire, et abrite de nombreuses organisations internationales.

Italiano La Svizzera - Confederazionse Svizzera

La Confederazione Svizzera è uno stato dell'Europa centrale. Confina a nord con la Germania, ad est con il Liechtenstein e l'Austria, a sud con l'Italia, a ovest con la Francia. La capitale federale è Berna, che è anche capitale dell'omonimo cantone.

Rumantsch La Svizra - Confederaziun svizra

La Confederaziun Svizra è in pajais da l'Europa centrala, fundà l’onn 1291 entras in Patg Federal. Sia chapitala è Berna. Las linguas uffizialas èn il tudestg, il franzos, il talian ed il rumantsch. Cunfinescha cun la Frantscha el vest, la Germania el nord, l'Austria ed il Liechtenstein egl ost, e l'Italia el sid. La pli auta muntogna è il Monte Rosa en il Vallais; il pli lung flum il Rain.

English Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

The Swiss Confederation is a landlocked alpine country in Central Europe. The country, which is bordered by ► Germany to the north, ► France to the west, ► Italy to the south, and ► Austria and ► Liechtenstein to the east, was historically a confederation, and has been a federation since 1848. Switzerland has a strong economy in finance and banking, and a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality. This background allows Switzerland to host various international co-operations and organizations.


Short name Switzerland
Official name Swiss Confederation
Status Independent country since 1499, recognized 1648
Location Central Europe
Capital Bern
Population 7,507,000 inhabitants
Area 41,285 km²
Major language(s) German, French, Italian, Romansh
Major religion(s) Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
More information Switzerland, Geography of Switzerland, History of Switzerland and Politics of Switzerland
More images Switzerland - Switzerland (Category).

General maps

Location of Switzerland
Localisation de Suisse
Map of Switzerland
Carte de Suisse
Map of Switzerland
Carte de Suisse
Map of Switzerland
Carte de Suisse
Cantons of Switzerland
Cantons de Suisse
Cantons of Switzerland (in French)
Cantons de Suisse
Cantons of Switzerland (in German)
Cantons de Suisse (en allemand)

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Switzerland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Switzerland.

Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC

Die Kelten in Europa. Ocker: Kernbereich Nordwestalpine Hallstattkultur (ca. 750–500/450 v. Chr.) grün: Ausbreitung La-Tène-Kultur, bzw. orange: der keltischen Sprache (3. Jh. v. Chr.)
Celts in Europe

Die Kelten in Europa
Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of parts of present Switzerland

Territoriale Entwicklung des Römischen Reiches, inklusive die Eroberung von Teilen der Schweiz
Map of the Roman Empire in 50

Das Römische Reich im Jahre 50 befor Christi
The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

██ 133 BC

██ 44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)

██ AD 14 (death of Augustus)

██ 117 (maximum extension

Die territoriale Entwicklung der Römische Republik und des Römischen Reiches. )

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Römische Legionen im jahre 80
Roman Empire in 117

Das Römische Reich im Jahre 117
Roman Empire in 117

Das Römische Reich im Jahre 117
Rhaetian and Upper Germanic Limes

Rhätien und Obergermanien
Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Das Römische Reich im Jahre 116
The Roman Empire in CE 116 and Germania

Das Römische Reich und Germanien im Jahre 116
Raetia in the Roman Empire (116)

Raetia im Römischen Reich (116)
Germania Superior in the Roman Empire (116)

Germania Superior im Römischen Reich (116)

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Die Schweiz zur Zeit der Römer

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Die Alemannen
Further expansion

Territoriale Entwicklung der Alemannen
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

Die Teilung des Römischen Reiches
Western Roman Empire 395

Das Weströmische Reich im jahre 395
The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.

Die Teilung des Römischen Reiches rund dem jahre 395.

██ Western Roman Empire/Weströmischen Reich

██ Eastern Roman Empire/Oströmischen Reich

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500
Division of the Roman Empire in 406
Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476
Rise of the Frankish Empire
Neustria and Austrasia

Neustrien und Austrasien
Empire of Clovis
Europe 526-600

Europa im Jahre 526 bis 600
Carolingian Empire around 800
Carolingian Empire (in French)
Europe in 814

Europa im Jahre 814
The Frankish Empire
Final division of the Frankish Empire in the Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Verdun (843) and Treaty of Meerssen (870)
Division of the Frankish Empire after 870
Central Europe 919-1125
Alemannia and Upper Burgundy around AD 1000
Image:HRE 11Jh.PNG Holy Roman Empire 11th century
Switzerland 1200
Ecclesiastal divisions (1300)
The Old Swiss Confederacy from 1291 to the 16th century
Territorial development
Territorial development
The Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century
The confederacy in 1315
The confederacy in 1385
Zurich War 1436-1450
The confederacy in 1474
Swabian War 1499
The Holy Roman Empire and its circles in 1512
The confederacy in 1515
The comfederacy in 1536
Religions around 1536
Religions around 1700
The religious situation in central Europe about 1618
Area controlled by the Holy Roman Empire around 1630
The confederacy in the 18th century
The confederacy in the 18th century
Helvetian Republic 1798-1802
Helvetian Republic 1798
Helvetian Republic 1798
Helvetian Republic 1798/99
Helvetian Republic 1802
Religions around 1800
Switzerland 1803–1813
Parts of Germany annexed to the French Empire 1811
Image:Grand-empire.png Parts of Germany annexed to the French Empire 1811
Europe under Napoleon
Europe in 1812
Switzerland and the Vienna Congress
Switzerland 1815-1847
Sonderbund War 1847

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

Die Eydtgnoschafft, Pünten und Wallis, Helvetia cum Confiniis, map from 1637
Die Eydtgnoschafft, Pünten und Wallis, Helvetia cum Confiniis, map from 1637 with colors
Map of Switzerland (1907, Diercke)

Linguistic maps

Languages of Switzerland
Languages of Switzerland
Same map in German
Another language map
German language throughout the word
Map of German dialects
Dialectal ranges (not those of standard languages) of the Continental West Germanic languages
Green: High German Blue: Middle German Orange: Low German Light orange: Dutch Rose (light and intense): Frisian Light blue: Limburgish
German dialects

Other maps

Cities of Switzerland
Highways

Satellite maps

Satellite map

External links

Notes and references

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