The Monastery of All Saints (Aller Heiligen) was built in 1581 by the Order of the Capuchins. The monastery was the first settlement of the Capuchins north of the Alps in 1581, followed by the monasteries in the Catholic cantons of Unterwalden Schwyz, Lucerne, Solothurn and Appenzell, in response to the Reformation. The Capuchins stayed … Read more » “Cultural Monastery Altdorf”
Switzerland is the second oldest federal-state after the United States of America. The federal constitution of 1848 was closely modelled on that of the USA (written in 1787). The cantons delegated some of their sovereignty to the federal level in 1848. The cantons Most cantons have a long history, dating back to the Middle Ages. … Read more » “The Federal Multilingual State”
1291-1513 When the Habsburg rulers of the areas in central Switzerland failed to maintain peace and protect the roads, three rural communities acted and concluded a peace alliance in 1291. These alliances were rather common in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and they reflected the interest of local elites, whether rural, urban, or nobility. The … Read more » “William Tell and the Congress of Vienna”
