Interesting
facts
Switzerland
was originally called Helvetia by Julius Caesar when
he conquered the Helvetii, a group of Celtic tribes,
who lived in the area between the Alps and the Jura
Mountains. Switzerland calls itself Eidgenossenschaft
(Society of the Oath) after the word Eidgenossen (Oath
Fellowship), which recalls the pact signed by three
lords in 1291, marking the birth of the Swiss nation.
The Swiss call themselves Eidgenossen.
Milton Hershey, the chocolate manufacturer, was the
descendant of Swiss Mennonites who probably migrated
from the Appenzell region in the early 1700s.
Switzerland is one of the world’s great exporters
of chocolate.
The Swiss eat more chocolate than any other nation in
the world.
Switzerland is one of only two countries that have a
square flag; the other is the Vatican
Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman took the first acid trip
in 1943 while he was conducting tests for a migraine
cure in Basel, when he accidentally absorbed the LSD
compound through his fingertips.
Switzerland has more than 1,500 lakes, and one is never
more than 10 miles (16 km) from a lake within the country’s
borders.
Switzerland’s highest and lowest height points
are only about 43 to 45 miles apart.
Amongst industrialized nations, Switzerland has one
of the highest rates of gun ownership.
World
Heritage Sites
Abbey
of St Gall
Benedictine
Convent of St John at M|stair
Old
City of Berne
Three
Castles , Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town
of Bellinzona
Swiss
Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch
Monte
San Giorgio
Lavaux
, Vineyard Terraces
Rhaetian
Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Swiss
Tectonic Arena Sardona
La
Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle , Watchmaking Town Planning
Prehistoric
Pile Dwellings around the Alps
The
Architectural Work of Le Corbusier , an Outstanding
Contribution to the Modern Movement
Botanical
Gardens
Arboretum
Zürich
Botanical Garden of the University of Basel, Basel
Berne Botanical Garden, Bern
Alpine botanical garden, Champex
Botanical Garden Schatzalp, Davos
Botanical Garden of the University of Fribourg, Fribourg
Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva,
Geneva
Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens (Musée et jardins
botaniques cantonaux), Lausanne
Botanical Garden of the University and City of Neuchâtel,
Neuchâtel
Botanical Garden St. Gallen, St. Gallen
Botanical Garden of St Triphon, Saint-Triphon (municipality
of Ollon)
Chinese Garden, Zurich
Old Botanical Garden, Zurich
Schynige Platte Alpine Garden, Gündlischwand, Canton
of Bern
University Botanical Garden, Zurich
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