Local history in Switzerland.
5 June 2024
The old town centre of Romont (canton of Fribourg) with its town walls, towers, castle and church (Collégiale) Notre-Dame de l’Assomption (13th century) is situated on the famous round mountain Mont Rond (rotundus mons). Collégiale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption after its (Gothic) renovation in the 15th century. At the foot of the mountain is the … Read more » “The fortunes of Romont and Moudon”
3 June 2024
Gruyère is world-famous for its cheese and its castle, but who outside Switzerland knows the town of Bulle, the capital of the Gruyère district in canton Fribourg (Freiburg) since 1848? The first written mention of Butulum dates back to 855. In later centuries, the place appears as Bollo, Bullo, and Boll. Heraldry of the county … Read more » “Bulle and Gruyère”
19 May 2024
The foundation of Colonia Iulia Equestris, today’s Nyon (canton of Waadt), in 45 BC was one of Julius Caesar’s last political decisions. This Roman general had defeated the Celts at Bibracte, near present-day Autun in France, in 58 BC. Several Celtic tribes, including the Rauraken and Helvetic tribes, moved towards Burgundy that year to settle … Read more » “Colonia Iulia Equestris or Nyon, the oldest town of Switzerland”
