31 March 2022
History The Landsgemeinde’s origins lie in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The first Landsgemeinde was mentioned in a document in Schwyz in 1294, and the first mention in Glarus dates back to 1387. It is no coincidence that this institution arose during the time that the Orte (the name cantons dates from the sixteenth century) … Read more » “The Landsgemeinde of Glarus”
5 March 2022
The old Confederation (Eidgenossenschaft) of thirteen cantons or Orte (situation 1513) did not yet have a Constitution but was a loose confederation of cantons. Its members were: Appenzeller, Basel, Bern, Freiburg, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug and Zurich. The Confederation 1291-1515 The Confederation, or Eidgenossenschaft, was based on mutual treaties concluded between two … Read more » “A Short History of the Constitution”
1 March 2022
Switzerland did not have an official national anthem until 1961. The decision had been preceded by almost a century of searching. There were even competitions to find a suitable melodie and text. Until the end of the 1950s, the tunes most commonly played at official events in Switzerland were Rufst Du mein Vaterland (“When my Fatherland … Read more » “The Swiss National Anthem”
