Local history in Switzerland.
28 July 2021
Romanshorn (Canton of Thurgau) and the Old Church (Alte Kirche) were first mentioned in a deed of donation from the year 779. The noblewoman Waldrata left her property in “Rumanishorn” to the monastery of St. Gallen. The convent’s bailiffs resided in the castle. The old church was used by Catholics and Protestants from 1563, as … Read more » “Romanshorn”
28 July 2021
The village of Glarus has always been the administrative centre of the Canton of Glarus. The Landsgemeinde has been held here on the first Sunday in May for 600 years. The industrialisation of the canton began as early as 1740. In that year, a company in Oberdorf experimented with textile and cotton manufacturing for the … Read more » “The early industrialisation of Glarus”
27 July 2021
The Schächental (canton of Uri) was already inhabited before the arrival of the Romans. The Alemanni came after the Romans, including the Spiro clan, who settled in Spiringen. The numerous place names with -ingen are reminders of the Alemannic period. The Schächen valley was Christianised around 650. As early as 1275, Spiringen took part in … Read more » “The Schächen valley and Spiringen”
