WebPaul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, as the second child of German music teacher Hans Wilhelm Klee (1849–1940) and Swiss singer Ida Marie Klee, born Frick (1855–1921). His sister Mathilde (died 6 December 1953) was born on 28 January 1876 in Walzenhausen.Their father came from Tann and studied singing, piano, organ and violin …

WebDistricts of Switzerland are a political subdivision for cantons.In the federally constituted Switzerland, each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation.Therefore, there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed districts.Most …

WebName Area (km 2) Exclave of Enclaved within Coordinates Notes Apipé Islands (4) ~320 Argentina (Corrientes Province – Ituzaingó Department) Paraguay (Misiones Department – Ayolas District) Four adjacent islands (Isla Apipé Grande, Isla Apipé Chico, Isla Los Patos and Isla San Martín) with territorial water borders in the Río Paraná, 39 km east of Isla …

WebThe canton of Bern or Berne (German: Kanton Bern; Romansh: Chantun Berna; French: canton de Berne; Italian: Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background. Comprising ten …

WebGeographie. Der Kanton Bern hat die grösste Nord-Süd-Ausdehnung aller Kantone. Er erstreckt sich vom Jura über das Mittelland bis in die Alpen und hat damit als einziger Kanton neben der Waadt Anteil an allen drei Grossregionen der Schweiz.Im Norden grenzt er an die Kantone Jura, Solothurn und Aargau, im Westen an die Kantone Neuenburg, …

WebBelow is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland.Until 2014 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German: Stadt/Städte, French: ville(s), Italian: città).Since 2014, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) uses a new algorithm (called German: Statistische Städte 2012, or French: Villes statistiques 2012) to define whether a …

WebBern (Duits: Bern; Bernduits: Bärn; Frans: Berne; Italiaans: Berna; Reto-Romaans: Berna) is de bondsstad van Zwitserland en bestuurlijk centrum van het kanton Bern.Bern telt volgens de gemeentelijke website 134.794 inwoners (dec. 2020) en is daarmee de vijfde stad van het land na Zürich, Genève, Bazel en Lausanne.. De oude binnenstad van Bern is …

WebThe Emmental (English: Emme Valley) is a valley in west-central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern.It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the rivers Emme and Ilfis.The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming. The principal settlements are the town of Burgdorf and the village of Langnau.. Comprising Burgdorf, …

WebUrsula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale.Other credits include Fun in …

WebFriedrich Dürrenmatt (German: [ˈfriːdrɪç ˈdʏrənˌmat] (); 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II.The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. . Dürrenmatt was a …

WebCédric Wermuth (born 19 February 1986) is a Swiss politician and the co-president of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP), for which he represents the canton of Aargau in the National Council of Switzerland. He is a former president of the Young Socialists of Switzerland (JUSO) and also a former vice president of the SP.

WebFabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam Trek–Segafredo.He was born in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland.Cancellara began road cycling after falling in love with an old bike at the age of thirteen. After that, he began …