Local history in Switzerland.
2 February 2024
Waldenburch was first mentioned in a document in 1244. The name goes back to Walenburg, which means “castle of the Welscher,” the French-speaking people of Switzerland. In the early Middle Ages, the Alsatian monastery of Murbach owned the Waldenburg area. The Lords of Froburg were their successors. After the opening of the Gotthard Pass around … Read more » “Waldenburg and its long history seine lange Geschichte”
21 January 2024
The first inhabitants of Balsthal (Canton of Solothurn), the Celts, lived on the Holzfluh about 4,000 years ago. In Roman times, the fastest road connection from Aventicum (Avenches) to Augusta Raurica (Kaiseraugst) passed through Balsthal. After the Christianisation of the Alemanni in the 5th and 6th centuries, the prince-bishops of Basel ruled the region for … Read more » “Balsthal, Alt- and Neu-Falkenstein and the Inns”
16 January 2024
A Swiss cartoon symbolises and puts the Röstigraben into perspective, the difference between the French and German-speaking parts of the country. On the German side of the Saane near Freiburg, a sign reads: : “Ici on parle français”. On both sides of the river, however, there are identical houses, and identically dressed people, and they … Read more » “Mir rede au Elsassisch, Leymen and Hagenthal-le-Bas”
