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Pfeffingen, Basel, Limestone and a Poem

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The secrets of the Wägital

An autumn hike along the shores of the Wägitalersee (canton Schwyz) gives everything the Alpine landscape has to offer: mountains, forests, meadows, a lake, streams, a village, farms, cows, sheep and on this day (5 October)even beautiful weather. In October 1847, 175 years ago, it was not idyllic in Wägital and its two villages Innerthal … Read more » “The secrets of the Wägital”

Pratteln

Pratteln is the site of the oldest evidence of human presence on Swiss territory. The hand axe discovered in 1974 is at least 100,000 years old. The name Bratello was first mentioned in 1103. It can be traced back to the Latin word pratellum (small meadow). The village dates back to a dinghof of the … Read more » “Pratteln”