A small question about a small country in the Alps with no direct access to the sea, no colonies, no natural resources or raw materials (apart from water, granite, wood and stone), largely uninhabitable, inaccessible and infertile territory and, until 1848, with a medieval, chaotic state system of almost entirely sovereign cantons surrounded by powerful … Read more » “The Swiss Economic Miracle and John Bowring”
One more year, and the Association Regio Basiliensis will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023 as one of the first cross-border partnerships in Europe. Regio Basiliensis The Association (www.regbas.ch) is a successful pioneer of cross-border cooperation and distinguishes itself by its political and institutional framework. It is expressed, for example, in the Oberrheinkonferenz (Upper Rhine … Read more » “The Upper Rhine Cooperation”
Swiss engineers can not only drill tunnels and build railways but are also canal diggers, dyke builders and excellent water managers. Nidau, Richard la Nicca (1794-1883). Photo: TES Seeland Seeland and the big marsh (das Grosse Moor/ le grand marais) is the region in the Three-Lakes-Region (Drei-Seen-Land/le Pays des Trois Lacs), the lakes of Neuchâtel … Read more » “Swiss Water Management”
