Local history in Switzerland.
9 July 2023
With the salt produced at the Schweizerhalle, Riburg and Bex sites, Swiss Saltworks supplies the whole country with salt. About half of the annual production volume – some 600,000 tonnes in total – is used as de-icing salt to ensure road traffic safety in winter. The other salt products cover the requirements and application areas … Read more » “Swiss Saltworks”
4 July 2023
Available in German and Dutch
29 June 2023
The Rigi along Lake Lucerne is one of the most famous Swiss mountains. Unlike, say, the Gotthard massif, Zermatt or the Jungfrau, it is not its altitude (1 798 m above sea level) but its location and history that have earned Rigi the name “Queen of the Mountains” (Königin der Berge). Albrecht von Bonstetten (1443-1504), … Read more » “The Rigi-Region”
