29 November 2023
Celts, Etruscans and German tribes have long been the focus of public and scholarly interest. However, little has been known outside Spain about the Iberians, although these people were an important cultural and economic regional power until Roman rule in 206 BC. The Celts are an interpretation for a multitude of tribes. This is also … Read more » “The Iberians arrived in Basel”
7 November 2023
The creation of the Old Rhine (der Alte Rhein) was the result of the International Rhine Regulation (Internationale Rheinregulierung or IRR) between Switzerland and the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1892. The Old Rhine near Rheineck This treaty is still in force and aims to prevent floods in the Rhine area of St Gallen (Switzerland) … Read more » “The Grandeur of the Old Rhine and Rheineck”
5 November 2023
Palazzo Tondü (Tondü Palace) is the history of a family of chimney sweeps from Tessin. The history of the many Zuckerbäcker from Graubünden and their worldwide fame is well known. However, most of these emigrants had a poor existence. Only a tiny minority became wealthy through their hotels, restaurants, cafes, patisseries or, e.g. breweries in (capital) … Read more » “Tondü Palace and the chimney sweeps of Tessin”
