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  Solothurn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solothurn is on the Aar river, at the foot of the Jura mountains.
In 1382 the Habsburgs attacked it, involving Solothurn in the battle of Sempach.
In 1828 Solothurn became the seat of the Bishop of Basel.
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 Canton of Solothurn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the west and south lies the canton of Bern, to the east the one of Aargau.
To the north the canton is bound by the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
In 1803 Solothurn was one of the 19 Swiss cantons that were reconstituted by Napoleon (Mediation).
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 Canton of Zug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.
The Lorze river is the principal drainage in the canton.
The eleven municipalities of the canton are: Zug, Oberägeri, Unterägeri, Menzingen, Baar, Cham, Hünenberg, Steinhausen, Risch, Walchwil, Neuheim
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 Argovia Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The canton of Lucerne lies south of thecanton of Aargau, Zurich and Zug to the east.
The canton of Aargau is one of the least mountainous Swiss cantons, forming part of a great table-land, to the north of the Alps and the east of the Jura, above which rise low hills.
In 1798 the Bernese portion became the canton of Aargau of the Helvetic Republic, the remainder forming the canton of Baden.
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 Aargau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
To the west lie the cantons of Basel-Landschaft, Solothurn and Bern.
The canton of Lucerne lies south of the canton of Aargau, Zürich and Zug to the east.
Dairy farming, crops and fruits are of the principal economic activities in the canton.
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 Acidophilus Related Terms
The Canton of Vaud (pronounced [vo]; French: Vaud, Franco-Provençal: Vôd, German: Waadt, Italian: Vaud, Romansh: Vad) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in the southwestern part of the country.
The canton stretches from Lake Neuchâtel in the north, where it borders the canton of Neuchâtel to Lake Geneva in the south, bordering the canton of Geneva, Haute-Savoie (lake border with France) and canton of Valais.
In the east, it borders canton of Fribourg and canton of Bern.
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 Switzerland
In some cantons, the church tax is voluntary, but in others an individual who chooses not to contribute to church tax may have to leave the church formally.
Some cantons have issued guidelines not to excuse pupils from swimming or physical education classes despite a contrary ruling of the Federal Tribunal (Supreme Court) from 1993, holding that such exemptions on religious grounds are constitutional.
In May 2005, the Zurich cantonal appeals court acquitted the Jewish author of an anti-Islamist pamphlet from the charge of violating the anti-racism law on the grounds that in a political context even exaggerated criticism must be tolerated as long as it is not overtly racist.
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 Canton of Solothurn - Gurupedia
canton of Bern, to the east the one of Aargau.
For that reason the shape of the canton is irregular, most peculiar maybe the two enclaves along the French border which form separate districts of the canton.
Until recently the manufactoring of shoes was an important economic activity, but global competition meant that the Swiss canton was not competetive enough.
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 Cantons of Switzerland @ Y2U.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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.
The cantons determine the degree of autonomy of the municipalities, thus this varies greatly.
According to the constitution of 1999, the number of cantons is officialy twenty-six, but the number of states (Stände) relevant for election of the Council of States (Ständerat) and voting in federal Initiatives, is twenty-three: the cantons of Unterwalden, Appenzell, and Basel are counted as two half-cantons each.
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 Fribourg Information Center - university of fribourg
The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland.
To the west and the south of the canton lies fribourg morat fribourg family foundation the canton of Vaud.
The French speaking areas are in the west of the canton, whereas the register du commerce fribourg Alemannic speaking areas are in the east.
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 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.
At the same time the municipal council is the agent of the government; its president represents in the municipality the prefect, whom he must second in the execution of the laws and ordinances.
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The canton borders on Liechtenstein to the north, Austria to the north and the east, Italy to the south and southeast, and the cantons of St.
Gallen to the north west, Canton of Glarus, Uri to the west, and Ticino to the south west.
The lands of the canton of Graubünden were part of the Helvetic Republic, but the "perpetual ally" of Switzerland became a canton in 1803.
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 Basel-Stadt
It borders Germany and France to the north, the canton of Basel-Landschaft to the south.
The population of the canton is mainly German speaking and traditionally Protestant Christian.
The canton is well connected by both trains and motorways to the rest of Switzerland and the neighbouring areas in France and Germany.
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 Solothurn information - Search.com
is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Solothurn has a special affinity to the number eleven.
The Canton of Solothurn was the eleventh to become part of the Swiss Confederation.
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 Ticino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Between 1798 and 1803, during the Helvetic Republic, the; districts of Bellinzona and Lugano were separate cantons, but in 1803 the; two were unified to form the canton of Ticino that joined the Swiss Confederation as a full member in the same year.
The canton of Grisons (Graubünden) is connected with a direct coach link, whereas the canton of Valais is; connected by rail through a tunnel at the Simplon Pass.
There are 195 municipalities in the canton (as of February 2006).
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 Vaud Information Center - the vaud j.
The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country.
The canton stretches from Lake Neuchâtel in the north, where it borders the canton of Neuchâtel to Lake Geneva in the south, bordering the canton of Geneva, Haute-Savoie (lake border with France) vacances automne, vaud and canton of Valais.
As the power of the Savoys declined at the beginning of the 15th century the land was occupied brunch ferme vaud by troops from Bern.
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 directopedia : Directory : Sports : Paintball : Teams : Switzerland
Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
The conflict between Catholic and Protestant cantons persisted, erupting in further violence at the battles of Villmergen in 1656 and 1712.
The 46 members of the Council of States (two from each canton and one from former half cantons) are directly elected in each canton, whereas the 200 members of the National Council are elected directly under a system of proportional representation.
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 About Zurich - Standort - Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit - Volkswirtschaftsdirektion - Internet Kanton Zürich
Information about the political organizations that operate in the Canton of Zurich and on such key topics such as schools and education, mobility, health, and the social system can be found on the cantonal gateway.
The cantons of Aargau, Grisons, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn and Zurich are members of the GZA foundation.
Municipalities in the Canton of Zurich (in German)
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 Landsgemeinde - Free net encyclopedia
Eligible citizens of the canton meet on a certain day in the open air to decide on laws and expenditures by the council.
All other cantons which once had implemented the Landsgemeinde on state level have abandoned it: as a general assembly of all citizens eligible to vote, it simply becomes impractical to hold when there are too many voters.
The legislative competence of the municipal assemblies (assemblГ©e communale, Gemeindeversammlung) is determined by the cantons.
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 Global Teen | Real Teens | Real Issues | Real Politics - The Swiss Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
(3) Modifications of the territory of a Canton are subject to the assent of the population concerned, of the Cantons concerned, and the assent of the Federal Parliament in the form of a federal decree.
The Cantons, the political parties, and the interested circles shall be heard in the course of the preparation of important legislation and other projects of substantial impact, and on important international treaties.
Until the financial equalization among the Cantons shall be subjected to new regulations, the cantonal share of the yield of the withholding tax shall be 12 percent.
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 Districts of Switzerland information - Search.com
Canton of Uri is not divided into districts: the municipality 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.
Canton of Glarus is not divided into districts: the municipality is the next lower unit of government.
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 Education
Because the cantons are responsible for educational services (kindergarten, schools, universities), education may vary significantly between cantons.
Because the cantons are responsible for the educational system, the names, the subjects, the starting age of the students and the duration vary significantly between the cantons.
In general, the universities run by the cantons provide non-technical subjects, whereas the universities run by the confederation provide technical subjects.
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 Olten
Olten is a town in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Olten is within 30 minutes of Zurich, Bern, Basel, and Lucerne by public transport, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.
The Olten Group was a group of writers, that were angry with the regular Swiss writer's club (SSV - Schweizerischer Schrifstellerverein) and left it because they found it unprogressive.
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Diverse cantons and municipalities have passed the required resolutions for comprehensive implementation of NPM and are now at the point of realization.
In numerous cantons and municipalities, the analysis of governmental and administrative activities is performed in a hundred or more product groups.
Examples that should be mentioned are the increasing horizontal and vertical collaborations among the federal government, cantons, and municipalities; the management of public companies; the activation of networks; or the new forms of collaboration with private entities (e.g., Public Private Partnerships).
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 Solothurn (Directory/Europe/Switzerland/Solothurn)
The city of (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
The region of Solothurn and its surrounding area is a typical residential area with municipalities that, though not dissimilar to towns, are nevertheless rural.
Solothurn S-18/100 - The Solothurn S-18/100 was an anti-material rifle developed in the interwar years in Switzerland and was adopted by Italy, Hungary, and...
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