The Häftli near Büren and Meinisberg (canton of Bern) has been a water and bird reserve of national importance since 1991. After the completion of the Nidau-Büren canal in 1891, during the first water correction of the Jura (the Juragewässerkorrektion of 1868-1891), the water level dropped, and the Häftli developed into a stagnant water body. … Read more » “The Häftli Nature Reserve”
The old Confederation (Eidgenossenschaft) of thirteen cantons or Orte (situation 1513) did not yet have a Constitution but was a loose confederation of cantons. Its members were: Appenzeller, Basel, Bern, Freiburg, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug and Zurich. The Confederation 1291-1515 The Confederation, or Eidgenossenschaft, was based on mutual treaties concluded between two … Read more » “A Short History of the Constitution”
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