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ipedia.com: Basel-Country Article Economically the country was dependent on the city, most probably because of the low level of education in the agricultural areas at the time. This led to the separation of the canton Basel-Landschaft from the city of Basel on 26 August 1833. The lands of the canton Basel-Landschaft are part of the lands acquired by the city of Basel. www.ipedia.com /basel_country.html   (845 words)

Basel-Country Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com Basel-Country formed together with Basel-City the canton Basel until it separated following the uprising of 1833 (Battle of the Hülftenschanz near Frenkendorf). www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basel_country.html   (122 words)

Basel 2 - Managing financial institutions: the key challenges Basel 2 / CRD Implementation - Practical information for firms Basel 2 is a revision of the existing framework, which aims to make the framework more Basel 2 risk consultant Jobs and UK Executive Jobs from Executives on the Web. Basel 2 risk consultant Jobs at Executives on the Web french-villa.yournetpath.com /?q=french-villa-basel-2   (193 words)

Worldwidirectory - Switzerland (Directory/Europe/Switzerland) The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin : Confoederatio Helvetica, German : Schweiz, French : Suisse, Italian : Svizzera, Romansh : Svizra) is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe with a strong... Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars Languages spoken in Switzerland: country listing in the Ethnologue database: Languages of the World www.worldwidirectory.com /Europe/Switzerland   (471 words)

Districts of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canton of Glarus is not divided into districts: the muncipility is the next lower unit of government. Canton of Uri is not divided into districts: the muncipility is the next lowest unit of government. The Canton of Schwyz is divided into six districts and 30 municipalities, although the districts Einsiedeln, Küssnacht and Gersau simply comprise the municipality of the same name. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Districts_of_Switzerland   (471 words)

Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.3, Entry 237, SWITZERLAND: Library of Economics and Liberty Cantonal elections take place for members of the great council, in the electoral circumscriptions prescribed by law; for the appointment of the members of the executive power, where it is not confided to the great councils, the whole canton forms only one electoral circumscription. In the cantons of Appenzell and of Grisons they are, so to speak, sovereign; they may do whatever is not contrary to the federal and cantonal constitutions, to the laws and to the right of property of a third party; the state does not interfere. The confederation guarantees to the cantons their territory, their sovereignty within the limits of the federal pact, the liberty and rights of the citizens, as well as the rights and the functions which the people have conferred on the authorities. www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy1007.html   (471 words)

AllRefer.com - Basel, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia Basel is a major economic center and the chief rail junction and river port of Switzerland. Divided by the Rhine, the city consists of Greater Basel (Grossbasel, left bank), which is the commercial and intellectual center, and Lesser Basel (Kleinbasel), where industry is concentrated. Although expelled from the city, the bishops continued to rule the bishopric of Basel (including Porrentruy and DelEmont, which in 1815 became part of Bern canton). reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Basel.html   (471 words)

Cantons of Switzerland Information - TextSheet.com The cantons determine the degree of autonomy of the municipalities, thus this varies greatly. The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the statess of the federal state. In cantonal matters, direct democracy in the form of general assemblies ( Landsgemeinde) is now confined to the cantons of Appenzell Inner Rhodes and Glarus. aaronkid.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cantons_of_switzerland.html   (471 words)

Canton of Geneva - Enpsychlopedia As of 2002 the population of the canton is 414,300. The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France and centered around the city of Geneva. In 1964 the canton of Geneva was connected to the Swiss highway system, in 1970 to that of France. www.grohol.com /psypsych/Canton_of_Geneva   (471 words)

Definition of Basel-Stadt There are a number of multinationals in the city of Basel, attracting workers from both cantons of Basel and the areas across the border in France and Germany. The capital of the canton Basel-Stadt is the city of Basel. The canton is well connected by both trains and motorways to the rest of Switzerland and the neighbouring areas in France and Germany. www.wordiq.com /definition/Basel-Stadt   (471 words)

Station Information - Basel-Country Basel-Country (in German : Basel-Landschaft) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. Basel-Country formed together with Basel-City the canton Basel until it separated following the uprising of 1833 (Battle of the Hülftenschanz near Frenkendorf). It shares borders with the cantons of Basel-City, Solothurn, Aargau and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basel_country.html   (471 words)

Basel Information - TextSheet.com Geo-politically, the city of Basel functions as the capital of the Swiss half-canton of Basel-City ( Basel-Stadt), though several of its suburbs form part of the half-canton of Basel-Country ( Basel-Land) or of the canton of Argovia ( Aargau). Basel (in older English texts Basle, German Basel, French Bâle, Italian Basilea) is Switzerland 's third most populous city (162,800 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2003; but 553,800 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal boundaries, making this Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2003). Basel became the focal point of western Christendom during the 15th-century Council of Basel. powerandresponsibility.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basel.html   (471 words)

Basel-Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The canton of Basel-Landschaft is part of the economic centre around Basel that includes parts of France and Germany as well as both cantons of Basel. The lands of the canton Basel-Landschaft are part of the lands acquired by the city of Basel. This led to the separation of the canton Basel-Landschaft from the city of Basel on 26 August 1833. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canton_of_Basel-Country   (471 words)

Swiss Genealogy : Cantons Basel District and Basel City The capital of Baselland (Basel District or Basel Country) is Liestal, the one of Basel-Stadt (Basel City) is Basel itself. The Canton Basel-Stadt (Basel City) is also known as Baselstadt. You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in canton Basel on the "Genealogieforum Basel" (dialogue in German or French). www.eye.ch /swissgen/kant/baallg-e.htm   (471 words)

Switzerland Cantonal authorities may grant a temporary residency permit on a case-by-case basis to victims willing to assist in the investigations and to testify against their traffickers, but a legal framework providing this right has not yet been established. The Government denied having forced persons to return to countries where they had a well-founded fear of persecution and insisted that each case be examined carefully; however, NGOs, including the well-known NGO Eyes Open, accused the Government of expelling rejected asylum seekers in some cases when conditions in their native countries remained unfavorable. The critical reactions of other cantons and the response of the Federal Council in examining the Emmen vote prompted a debate regarding the extent to which the naturalization regulations of a particular township may be reviewed. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18394.htm   (471 words)

Swiss Council of States - InfoSearchPoint.com With the exception of the Canton of Jura, the representatives are elected by majority vote. In the canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes the representatives are elected by the general assembly ( Landsgemeinde). The representatives of the cantons of Zug and Grisons are elected one year early. www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Swiss_Council_of_States   (471 words)

basel Basel -Country Canton of Basel -Landschaft Flag of the Canton of Basel -Landschaft Flag of the canton Capital: Liestal Abbr... Basel -City Canton of Basel -Stadt Flag of the Canton of Basel -Stadt Flag of the canton Capital: Basel Abbr.: BS Joined: 1501 Population: 186,700 Area: 37 kmandsup2 Language: German Basel -Stadt (in German: Basel -Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons... Basel (disambiguation) The most famous Basel is a city in Switzerland, capital of the Canton of Basel on the Rhine. www.wikisearch.net /basel   (471 words)

Canton of Basel-Country Definition / Canton of Basel-Country Research It shares borders with the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Solothurn, Aargau Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the further northerly cantons of Switzerland. Historically and until the mid-19th century, each canton in the then-confederation was a sovereign state, with its own borders, army, and currency; the current federal structure was established in 1848.... It comprises the lower course of the river Aar, which is why the canton is named Aargau (meaning Aar district).... www.elresearch.com /Canton_of_Basel-Country   (471 words)

Canton of Jura - Music Voyager Travel Guides : Information Portal It shares borders with the canton of Basel-Country, the canton of Berne[?], and the French département of Jura. The canton was formed in 1978 from territory of the canton of Berne[?]. Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. www.musicvoyager.com /info/ca/Canton_of_Jura.html   (471 words)

United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - State Party Report - Switzerland Two complaints of assault were filed in the Canton of Fribourg: the investigation into the first of them led to the acquittal of the policeman and the plaintiff's conviction for slander; however, an appeal is pending; in the other case, the competent authorities have not yet taken a decision. In the Canton of Zurich, the inauguration of a new prison has made it possible to transfer all the detainees from the old prison, which was the last one in Switzerland to use slop buckets. The cantons of Valais and Vaud, on the recommendation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, have withdrawn from use cells in some establishments in which people were held under arrest or in custody. www.unhchr.ch /tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CAT.C.34.Add.6.En?OpenDocument   (471 words)

Swiss Genealogy : Canton Bern - history The district of Laufen transfers to the Canton of Basel-Country (BL). Establishment of the Canton of Jura, consisting of the three northern districts Delemont, Franches-Montagnes and Porrentruy, which are detached from the Canton of Berne. Governmental crisis, resignation of the Cantonal Government as consequence of a financial affair triggered by bad railroad investments. www.genealogie-zuerich.ch /kant/behist-e.htm   (471 words)

PIANOFORTE (Ital. piano, soft, and forte, loud) - Online Information article about PIANOFORTE (Ital. piano, soft, and forte, loud) altered harpsichord in the museum at Basel which appears to have been no more successful. Tschudi was of a noble Swiss family belonging to the canton of Glarus. But diatonic organs with eight steps or keys in the octave, which included the B flat and the B natural, as in Guido's scale, were long preserved, for Praetorius speaks of them as still existing nearly two hundred years later. encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PIANOFORTE_Ital_piano_soft_and.html   (471 words)

Elections_Council-of-States The representatives of the Cantons of Zug and the Grisons are elected one year ahead of the National Council elections. Election procedures are governed by cantonal law: the Canton of Jura elects its two representatives by means of a proportional system, whereas all the other cantons use a majority system. In the Canton of Obwalden, it has been arranged for 1999 that the mandate of the members elected in April 1998 will be extended. www.parlament.ch /dl/E/Wahlen/Staenderatswahlen_e.htm   (471 words)

National Council of Switzerland - free-definition Zürich, which is the largest canton of Switzerland, has 34 seats. The number of deputies of each constituency depends on the population of the canton. For cantons with more than one seat proportional representation is used. www.free-definition.com /National-Council-of-Switzerland.html   (471 words)

Switzerland The Rhine, navigable from Basel to the North Sea, is the principal inland waterway. National unity and political conservatism grew as the country prospered from its neutrality. In Sept. 2000, the Swiss voted against a plan to cut the number of foreigners in the country to 18% of the population (in 2000 foreigners made up 19.3%). www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108012.html   (471 words)

Basel-City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Municipalities of the canton of Basel-City) The canton of Basel joined the Swiss Confederation in 1501. The canton of Basel-Stadt was created when the canton of Basel was divided in 1833. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Municipalities_of_the_canton_of_Basel-City   (471 words)

Basel-Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The canton of Basel-Landschaft is part of the economic centre around Basel that includes parts of France and Germany as well as both cantons of Basel. Economically the country was dependent on the city, most probably because of the low level of education in the agricultural areas at the time. The city of Basel remained the cultural and economic centre of both Basel cantons up to these days. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basel-Country   (471 words)

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