Local history in Switzerland.
20 March 2024
Sissach (canton Basel-Landschaft) on the Diegterbach is a village with a Celtic and Roman past. The oldest church in Sissach was built around 620, during the period of Merovingian rule. These Christian Franks were the successors of the pagan Alemanni. The Diegterbach Graves from this era have also been found. After the Merovingians came successively, … Read more » “Sissach and its Dynasties and Castles”
7 March 2024
The city of Aarau (Canton of Aargau) takes its name from the river Aare, the largest supplier to the Rhine. A few kilometres away, the Aare flows into the Rhine at the Swiss town of Koblenz, continuing its journey to Rotterdam. The Aare and the hydropower plant near Aarau Aarau is not just any town … Read more » “Aarau, or the emergence of a capital”
1 March 2024
Sion (Sitten in German) in the canton of Valais (Wallis) is one of Europe’s most important prehistoric archaeological sites. The basin of the Sionne, the Rhone and the Valeria and Tourbillon hills have been continuously inhabited since prehistoric times. At the end of the 1st century BC, Sion became the capital of the Sedunes, one … Read more » “The ancient centre and nature of the Episcopal town of Sitten”
