The Founders There are two founders of the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica): the people and the cantons, according to the Preamble and Article 1 of the Federal Constitution, FC, (Bundesverfassung, Constituziun federala, Constitution fédérale, Costituzione federale). The Swiss people and the cantons (Das Schweizervolk und die Kantone, Il peuple svizzero et les cantons suisses, Il … Read more » “The Swiss Constitution”
In 1415, the Eidgenossenschaft of eight cantons (Bern, Zurich, Lucerne, Zug, Uri, Unterwalden, Schwyz, and Glarus) conquered Aargau, the homeland of Habsburg. The village of Habsburg and the castle near Brugg are reminders of this history. All of Aargau? No, The Fricktal remained Habsburg until 1798 ( the Helvetic Republic). The Fricktal remained Catholic during … Read more » “Miracles, Castles, Nature and Canton Aargau”
For centuries, French-speaking Geneva has been a haven for refugees, aristocrats and royal visitors, bankers, watchmakers, chocolatiers, and (religious) reformers. The city is not only the global centre of Calvinism, but since the nineteenth century, it has also been the world capital of multilateralism, arbitration, diplomacy, international aid and international organisations. Collège Calvin Today, the … Read more » “The City and Canton of Geneva”
