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Lake Murten
18 November 2006 - 07:37

Lake Murten Lac de Morat Murtensee Coordinates 46°56′N 7°5′E Primary sources Broye Primary outflows Broye canal Catchment area 693 km² Basin countries Switzerland Max-length 8.2 km Max-width 2.8 km Surface area 22.8 km² Max-depth [...]

Zumholz
22 October 2006 - 06:39

Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°18′E Zumholz Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°45′N 7°18′E Population 441 (2004) Area 1.88 km² Elevation 867 m Postal code 1719 SFOS number 2310 Website www.zumholz.ch [...]

Louis Agassiz
26 November 2006 - 22:50

Louis Agassiz After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Stanford President David Starr Jordan wrote, "Somebody—Dr. Angell, perhaps—remarked that 'Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete.'" Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December [...]

Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy
8 November 2006 - 04:50

History of Switzerland Early history (before 1291) Old Swiss Confederacy Growth (1291–1516) Reformation (1516–1648) Ancien Régime (1648–1798) Transitional period Napoleonic era (1798–1814) Restauration (1814–1847) Switzerland Federal [...]

List of places by name: F
17 December 2005 - 16:58

List of places by name A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Falkland Islands dependent territory of the United Kingdom Fars - city in Iran Federal District - District of Brazil Federal District - [...]

Meyriez
22 October 2006 - 06:46

Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°7′E Meyriez Canton Fribourg District See Coordinates 46°55′N 7°7′E Population 588 (January 2004) Area 0.32 km² Elevation 435 m Postal code 3280 SFOS number 2271 Website www.meyriez.ch [...]

Canton of Jura
24 November 2006 - 08:25

Jura Capital Delémont Area 838 km² (Ranked 14th) Highest point Mont Raimeux 1302 m Population (2003) 69100 (Ranked 20th) 82 /km² Joined 1979 Abbreviation JU Languages French Executive Conseil d'Etat (5) [...]

Swiss peasant war of 1653
23 November 2006 - 07:47

Swiss peasant war of 1653 Date January – June 1653 Location Cantons of Lucerne, Berne, Solothurn, Basel, and the Aargau, in the Old Swiss Confederacy Result Military victory of the ruling city councils Casus belli Popular revolt Combatants [...]

Swiss literature
3 November 2006 - 19:55

Swiss literature is literature written in Switzerland. There is no such thing as a Swiss national vernacular literature, properly speaking, this being explained by the diversity between the states of which it is composed, which has not favoured any common intellectual [...]

Sonderbund
18 November 2006 - 10:15

Pink: The Sonderbund, Yellow: Neutral cantons Battle of Geltwil, 12 November 1847 The Sonderbund (meaning "separate alliance", in German), was a league created in 1845 in Switzerland among seven Catholic and Conservative cantons, in order to protect their interests [...]

Saint-Sylvestre
30 May 2006 - 14:52

Saint-Sylvestre (French for Saint Silvester) is the name or part of the name of several places: In France Saint-Sylvestre, in the Ardèche département Saint-Sylvestre, in the Haute-Savoie département Saint-Sylvestre, in the Haute-Vienne département Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel, [...]

Black and white (colours)
5 September 2006 - 03:26

The two-colour combination 'black and white' occurs widely both in nature and in the human-created world. The abundance of black-and-white animals is probably due to the camouflage effects of the colour combination and also its implication that the animal is poisonous [...]

List of enclaves and exclaves
26 November 2006 - 01:29

In political geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally surrounded by a foreign territory, and an exclave is one which is politically attached to a larger piece but not actually continuous with it. Many entities are both enclaves and exclaves, but [...]

List of Banks in Switzerland
22 November 2006 - 11:13

This is an alphabetical list of Swiss banks. A & A Actienbank ABB Export Bank ABN AMRO Bank (Schweiz) ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Amsterdam AIG Private Bank Ltd. ANZ Grindlays Bank plc AP Anlage & Privatbank AG Aargauische Kantonalbank Adler & Co. AG Alpha [...]

Barberêche
21 November 2006 - 23:22

Coordinates: 46°51′N 7°10′E Canton Fribourg District See/Lac Coordinates 46°51′N 7°10′E Population 574 (2003) Area 9.13 km² Elevation 569 m Postal code 1783 SFOS number 2243 Website www.barbereche.ch Barberêche [...]

Early history of Switzerland
26 November 2006 - 20:37

History of Switzerland Early history (before 1291) Old Swiss Confederacy Growth (1291–1516) Reformation (1516–1648) Ancien Régime (1648–1798) Transitional period Napoleonic era (1798–1814) Restauration (1814–1847) Switzerland Federal [...]

Greng
22 October 2006 - 06:45

Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°6′E Greng Canton Fribourg District See Coordinates 46°55′N 7°6′E Population 175 (December 2004) Area 1.01 km² Elevation 439 m Postal code 3280 SFOS number 2261 Website www.greng.ch [...]

Jaun Pass
27 November 2006 - 06:44

Jaun Pass Jaun Pass (German: Jaunpass, French: col du Jaun) is a pass (1509 m) in the Swiss Alps linking Charmey and Jaun in the Canton of Fribourg with Reidenbach (part of the municipality of Boltigen) in the Canton of Berne. The pass road was completed in 1878. [...]

Hauteville
30 October 2006 - 02:20

Hauteville (French for "higher town") is the name or part of the name of several places: In France Hauteville, a commune in the Ain département until 1942 when it became Hauteville-Lompnes when it amalgamated De Lompnes. Hauteville, in the Aisne département [...]

Lully
1 November 2006 - 17:21

Lully can refer to: Jean-Baptiste Lully, a French baroque composer Jean-Baptiste de Lully, his son Raymond Lully, a late medieval Spanish writer and philosopher Lully, in the Haute-Savoie département, France Lully, a municipality in the canton of Fribourg, [...]

Düdingen
22 October 2006 - 06:37

Coordinates: 46°51′N 7°11′E Düdingen Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°51′N 7°11′E Population 7,039 (January 2005) Area 30.86 km² Elevation 596 m Postal code 3186 SFOS number 2293 Website www.duedingen.ch [...]

List of lakes of Switzerland
21 November 2006 - 19:20

Map of lakes and rivers of Switzerland Largest lakes in Switzerland (Area larger than 20 km²) Lake Geneva (Lac Léman, Lac de Genève) - 581.3 km² Lake Constance (Bodensee) - 541.1 km² Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee) - 218.3 km² Lake [...]

La Tour
9 September 2006 - 16:34

La Tour or Latour may refer to: Contents 1 Places 1.1 France 1.2 Switzerland 1.3 United States 2 People 3 Others Places France La Tour (French for "the tower"), Tour, Tours and Latour is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: [...]

Marly
14 July 2006 - 16:12

Marly is the name or part of the name of several communes in Europe: France Marly, in the Moselle département Marly, in the Nord département Marly-Gomont, in the Aisne département Marly-la-Ville, in the Val-d'Oise département Marly-le-Roi, in the Yvelines [...]

Kleinbösingen
22 October 2006 - 06:46

Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°12′E Kleinbösingen Canton Fribourg District See Coordinates 46°54′N 7°12′E Population 561 (January 2004) Area 3.01 km² Elevation 509 m Postal code 3213 SFOS number 2266 Website www.kleinboesingen.ch [...]

Broye
8 July 2006 - 21:28

Broye The Broye in Salavaux. Origin Semsales (FR) Mouth Lake Neuchâtel Basin countries Switzerland Length 68 km Basin area 850 km² The Broye is a 68km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland. It has a watershed area of [...]

Ried bei Kerzers
17 November 2006 - 00:42

Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°11′E Ried bei Kerzers Canton Fribourg District See Coordinates 46°57′N 7°11′E Population 842 (January 2004) Area 7.57 km² Elevation 511 m Postal code 3216 SFOS number 2276 Website www.ried.ch [...]

Lake Neuchâtel
4 November 2006 - 23:54

Lake Neuchâtel Lac de Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel with lakes Biel and Murten in the background Coordinates 46°54′N 6°51′ECoordinates: 46°54′N 6°51′E Primary outflows canal of Thielle Catchment area 2,670 km² Basin countries Switzerland [...]

Michel Corboz
16 September 2006 - 22:27

Michel Corboz (born February 14, 1934 in Marsens, Switzerland) is a Swiss conductor. Corboz was educated in his native canton of Fribourg. He founded the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, with which he has recorded and toured extensively. He also has an association with [...]

St. Antoni
22 October 2006 - 06:38

Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°16′E St. Antoni Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°49′N 7°16′E Population 1903 (January 2004) Area 16.86 km² Elevation 715 m Postal code 1713 SFOS number 2302 Website www.stantoni.ch [...]

Plasselb
22 October 2006 - 06:38

Coordinates: 46°44′N 7°15′E Plasselb Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°44′N 7°15′E Population 998 (2004) Area 18.11 km² Elevation 856 m Postal code 1737 SFOS number 2300 Website www.plasselb.ch [...]

Ueberstorf
22 October 2006 - 06:39

Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°19′E Ueberstorf Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°52′N 7°19′E Population 2221 (January 2005) Area 16.13 km² Elevation 658 m Postal code 3182 SFOS number 2308 Website www.ueberstorf.ch [...]

List of municipalities of Switzerland
26 November 2006 - 21:09

The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically. Municipality Canton Aadorf Thurgau Aarau Aargau Aarberg Berne Aarburg Aargau Aarwangen Berne Abtwil Aargau Aclens Vaud Adelboden Berne Adligenswil Lucerne [...]

Gallery of bicolor flags
24 November 2006 - 06:50

This is a gallery of bicolor flags having fields split horizontally, vertically, or diagonally into differently colored sub-fields. Note that the total number of colors on such flags may be more than two, through fimbriation or defacement. See also: Gallery of [...]

Swiss plateau
31 October 2006 - 04:27

The Swiss plateau (plateau suisse in French, Schweizer Mittelland in German) constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Alps. It covers about 30 % of the Swiss surface. It comprises the regions between the [...]

Fribourg
25 November 2006 - 16:49

Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°09′E Fribourg/Freiburg Canton Fribourg/Freiburg District Saane/Sarine Coordinates 46°48′N 7°09′E Population 33'008 (December 2005) Area 9.32 km² Elevation 610 m Postal code 1700 SFOS [...]

Plaffeien
25 November 2006 - 01:16

Coordinates: 46°44′N 7°17′E Plaffeien Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°44′N 7°17′E Population 1,925 (December 2005) Area 59.37 km² Elevation 856 m Postal code 1716 SFOS number 2299 Website [...]

History of Switzerland
24 November 2006 - 18:38

History of Switzerland Early history (before 1291) Old Swiss Confederacy Growth (1291–1516) Reformation (1516–1648) Ancien Régime (1648–1798) Transitional period Napoleonic era (1798–1814) Restauration (1814–1847) Switzerland Federal [...]

Swiss Council of States
15 November 2006 - 13:59

Switzerland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Switzerland Constitution Federal Council (members) Moritz Leuenberger (Pres. 06) Pascal Couchepin Samuel Schmid Micheline Calmy-Rey (VP 06) Christoph Blocher Hans-Rudolf Merz [...]

Canton of Fribourg
25 November 2006 - 13:45

Fribourg Freiburg Capital Fribourg/Freiburg Area 1671 km² (Ranked 8th) Highest point Vanil Noir 2389 m Population (2003) 239100 (Ranked 12th) 143 /km² Joined 1481 Abbreviation FR Languages French, German Executive [...]

Oberschrot
22 October 2006 - 06:37

Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°17′E Oberschrot Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°45′N 7°17′E Population 1040 (December 2004) Area 5.28 km² Elevation 850 m Postal code 1716 SFOS number 2298 Website www.oberschrot.ch [...]

List of cities in Switzerland
26 November 2006 - 21:22

These are lists of cities in Switzerland. Municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants are considered to be "cities" (in German: Städte, in French: villes, in Italian: città). See Municipalities of Switzerland for a table of the largest and smallest. Contents [...]

2003 in politics
27 August 2006 - 12:49

Years in politics: 2001-2002-2003-2004-2005 - list of years in politics See also: 2003 in Canadian politics 2003 in United States politics 2003 state leaders Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1 1.2 January 2-January 7 1.3 January 8-January 14 1.4 January 15-January [...]

Cantons of Switzerland
27 November 2006 - 02:33

Valais Ticino Graubünden (Grisons) Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Berne Thurgau Zurich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Land Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. Gallen Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Obwalden Nidwalden Zug Fribourg Basel-City France Italy [...]

Muntelier
22 October 2006 - 06:47

Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°7′E Muntelier Canton Fribourg District See Coordinates 46°56′N 7°7′E Population 792 (January 2004) Area 1.13 km² Elevation 435 m Postal code 3286 SFOS number 2274 Website www.muntelier.ch [...]

Swiss French
30 October 2006 - 09:33

Swiss French is spoken in Romandy, highlighted in purple. Swiss French (French: français de Suisse) is the name used for the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy. Swiss French is not to be confused with Franco-Provençal [...]

St. Ursen
25 November 2006 - 01:16

Coordinates: 46°47′N 7°13′E St. Ursen Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°47′N 7°13′E Population 1,212 (2004) Area 15.73 km² Elevation 713 m Postal code 1717 SFOS number 2304 Website www.stursen.ch [...]

Rechthalten
25 November 2006 - 01:16

Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°14′E Rechthalten Canton Fribourg District Sense Coordinates 46°46′N 7°14′E Population 1,046 (December 2004) Area 7.3 km² Elevation 881 m Postal code 1718 SFOS number 2301 Website [...]

Pierre Rossier
27 November 2006 - 17:52

Priest in Fribourg, c. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Pierre Joseph Rossier (born 16 July 1829, died between 1883 and 1898) was a pioneering Swiss photographer whose albumen photographs, which include stereographs and cartes-de-visite, comprise portraits, cityscapes [...]

Gruyères
26 November 2006 - 19:23

Coordinates: 46°35′N 7°5′E Gruyères Image:Greyerzbezirk-Wappen.png Canton Fribourg District Gruyère Coordinates 46°35′N 7°5′E Population 1556 (2003) Area 28.39 km² Elevation 810 m Postal code 1663 SFOS number [...]

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