Local history in Switzerland.
8 August 2023
The glacier in Lucerne was discovered in 1872 and is one of the city’s major attractions. The history of this glacier began 20 million years ago when Lucernce was situated on the beaches of the sea. Climate change came, and the glacier resulted from the last ice age 20,000-10,000 years ago. The complex contains the … Read more » “The Glacier Garden in Lucerne”
31 July 2023
You pass them so quickly, all those beautiful villages, towns and nature in Switzerland. Some have a well-known tourist attraction or another reason to stop, like Maienfeld (canton of Graubünden), at the foot of the Heidi village. Heidi, who doesn’t know her? The writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) created her and her village in 1881. Who, … Read more » “Maienfeld, Heididorp and Walser”
24 July 2023
Fürstenau (Farschno in Romansh, canton of Graubünden) in Domleschg along the Hinterrhein is a medieval town of around 300 inhabitants. It is called the smallest city in Switzerland or even the world. Fürstenau appeared after the Bishop of Chur became Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. A bishop with the title of prince is first … Read more » “Fürstenau and Ortenstein”
