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  Canton of Zug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the north, the canton is bound 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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 Canton of Zürich - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The canton of Zürich is situated north of the Alps.
Its neighbouring cantons are Schaffhausen to the north, Aargau to the west, the cantons of Zug and Schwyz to the south and the cantons of Thurgau and St.Gallen to the east.
It is located in the east of the canton and is seperated from the Toggenburg area in the Canton of St. Gallen by a mountainous area.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Canton_of_Zurich   (715 words)

  
 Weiach - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Weiach is a community in the Dielsdorf district, canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Weiach (dialect: «Weych») is situated at approximately 390 metres above sea level in the northwestern corner of the Zürich Lowlands («Zuercher Unterland»), at the cantonal boundary between Zürich and Aargau.
Weiach, Geography, Municipalities of Switzerland and Municipalities of the canton of Zurich.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Weiach   (140 words)

  
 Municipalities of Switzerland Encyclopedia Articles @ 216.92.11.26 ()   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Most cantons leave the option to larger municipalities to opt for a city parliament.
Swiss citizenship is based on the citizenship of a municipality.
This restructuring is generally encouraged by the cantonal governments and the rate of these unions is increasing.
216.92.11.26 /encyclopedia/Municipalities_of_Switzerland   (418 words)

  
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In 1996 the agglomeration of Zurich defined as an area consisting of 100 municipalities \endash 84 from the canton of Zurich, 15 from the canton of Aargau and one from the canton of Schwyz \endash included 948.537 persons (Statistisches Amt 1997, 349).
The reason that since 1980 the percentage of foreigners is increasing faster in Zurich than on the national level (which is also true for other Swiss cities) is thus the social polarisation between the big urban centres and the rest of the country (Leitbild 1998b, 51, 65).
In 1996 from the 257.600 Swiss living in Zurich, 116.663 were men and 140.937 women, a ratio in favour of the latter: 54,7% to 45,3%.
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 Switzerland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The authenticity of the Federal Charter is disputed, with many historians agreeing that it is in fact a forgery of the 14th century.
Women were granted the right to vote in the first cantons in 1959, at the federal level in 1971, in the last canton, Appenzell Innerrhoden, only in 1990.
On April 18, 1999 the Swiss population and the cantons voted in favour of a completely revised federal constitution.
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 Winterthur - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Despite being the sixth largest city in Switzerland, Winterthur is relatively unknown to outsiders, perhaps because of its close proximity to Zurich.
Laurenz in the city centre dates from 1264, the town hall was built in 1781, the assembly hall in 1865.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Winterthur   (423 words)

  
 Metropolis Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The city of Zurich is a municipality of 92 km2 and as such the largest of the 261 communes of the canton of Zurich (1728 km2)
In 1996 the agglomeration of Zurich defined as an area consisting of 100 municipalities – 84 from the canton of Zurich, 15 from the canton of Aargau and one from the canton of Schwyz –; included 948.537 persons (Statistisches Amt 1997, 349).
In spite of this, Zurich is by reasons of the country's political culture – Switzerland is a federalist State with a strong opposition to centralism – not the political capital
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 Canton of Zug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Zug (French: Zoug, Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
The canton of Zug is one of the smallest cantons, both in size and population, its total area is only 239 km².
To the north, the canton is bond by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the west and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.
www.aseannewsnetwork.de /articles/content/c/ca/canton_of_zug.html   (948 words)

  
 Canton of Zurich - an attractive tax system
The direct municipal tax is not levied separately, but is rather derived as a percentage (municipal tax factor) of the so-called basic cantonal tax (einfache Staatssteuer) and included as a surcharge on the same tax invoice.
Zurich’s tax law stipulates the tax rates used to calculate the basic cantonal tax on which the cantonal and municipal taxes are based.
The overall tax burden arising from profits taxes (direct federal tax, cantonal and municipal taxes) for a corporation or cooperative domiciled in the City of Zurich lies in the range of 17.80 (minimum yield) to 31.76 percent (maximum rate of tax) of net profit after deduction for tax.
www.steueramt.zh.ch /html/english_content/attractive_tax_system.htm   (2321 words)

  
 Switzerland
In 1291, representatives of the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Eternal Alliance.
Cantons marked by a * are represented by only one councilor in the Council of States
Amongst the high peaks of the Swiss Alps, the highest of which is the Dufour Peak at 4'634 m, are found countless valleys, some with glaciers.
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 ec2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The city is built at the northern end of the Lake of Zurich and you have a wonderful view on the Swiss Alps.
It is very close to Zurich and lies in the Sihl valley, nestling between the Albis hills in the west and the Zimmerberg range in the east.
With a population of 15,500 Adliswil is one of the larger localities in the canton and, in view of its size and political structure, it is considered a “town”.
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 Administrationof the Canton of Zurich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Canton of Zurich (German only) is a state of the Swiss Confederation.
The cantonal government consists of two houses: the legislative body with 180 members and the executive authority with seven members.
The canton of Zurich has its own autonomous system of justice, including civil and criminal courts and a court of appeals, though the procedures are roughly equivalent to the ones of the Federal Administration.
www.zurich-relocation.ch /content/government/canton_zurich.html   (86 words)

  
 ZURICH : PUBLIC TRANSPORT POLICY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Zurich is the biggest city and a major economic center of Switzerland, 380 000 inh., 1 million inh.
Zurich city council reinforced these measures when the country adopted national policies on maintaining good air quality (1986) and protecting people from noise (1987).
Partners: cooperation between elected representatives from different municipalities of the canton of the Zurich, police, planners and engineers from the ´Verkehrsbetriebe Zurich' (VBZ) (the public transport company) permitted an integrated approach, as soon as the early 80's as well as an adoption of steps allowing very frequent, punctual and reliable services.
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 Articles - Canton of Zug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The canton of Zug is one of the smallest cantons, both in size and population, With 239 km² it is the smallest of the Swiss cantons in terms of area, and it is not subdivided into districts.
The ´´Hohe Rohne´´ is the highest elevation (1,205 m) in the east of the canton.
There are 61 ´´alps´´; (high pastures) in the canton (1911).
www.wathcesa.com /articles/Canton_of_Zug   (867 words)

  
 P.d.P. SA - Offshore Structures
As far as the federal direct tax and the cantonal and municipal taxes in most of the cantons are concerned, taxes are treated as deductible expenses.
In most cantons the net income of operating companies was originally taxed according to the so-called principal of earnings intensity (the ratio of net profit to capital stock).
In the Canton of Zurich, a tax on capital of 0.15% is levied on the capital stock and on open as well as on undisclosed reserves taxed as income.
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 Winterthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This may be cause by the close proximity to Zurich.
Winterthur also acts as a gateway to the rural parts of the Canton of Zurich.
Category:Cities in Switzerland Category:Municipalities of the Canton of Zurich de:Winterthur (Stadt) fr:Winterthour la:Vitudurum ro:Winterthur
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 ZKB Zurich Cantonal Bank - Private Banking - About us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The canton (state) of Zurich is liable in law for all liabilities of Zurich Cantonal Bank, and is thus liable for money held on behalf of its clients if the bank's own funds are not sufficient to cover them.
The cantonal guarantee acts as a stabilising influence on the whole Swiss financial industry, especially in times of economic uncertainty.
On the contrary, alongside interest on the capital provided by the canton, the bank also passes on part of its profits to the Canton Zurich and its municipalities.
www.zkb.com /privatebank-en/aboutus/guarantee.html   (131 words)

  
 Swiss Genealogy : Canton Zürich
Geschichte des Kantons Zürich (History of the canton Zürich, in German, abstracted from Schweizer Lexikon, Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Horw 1998).
You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in canton Zürich on the "Genealogieforum Zürich" (dialogue in German or French).
When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Zürich should be placed here; for topics related to other regions, please, change to the corresponding canton or to the forum for Switzerland in general (dialogue in German or French).
www.swissgenealogie.ch /kant/zhallg-e.htm   (376 words)

  
 Category:Maps of municipalities in the canton of Zurich... - Wikimedia Commons
Category:Maps of municipalities in the canton of Zurich...
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 ipedia.com: Switzerland Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1291, representatives of the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Letter of Alliance.
In 2002 Switzerland finally became a full member of the United Nations.
[*] Cantons represented by only one councilor in the Council of States
www.ipedia.com /switzerland.html   (1402 words)

  
 Commercial Registry of the Canton of Zurich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Commercial Registry Office of the Canton of Zurich is competent for the following political municipalities:
The "registration fees" for such entries are always levied by means of a postal giro form which is enclosed with a copy of the entry.
We would draw attention to the fact that according to the law a legally valid commercial registration can be made only with the Cantonal Commercial Registry Offices.
www.hrazh.ch /enhrainfos.htm   (219 words)

  
 gruenden.ch - Die Gründungsplattform des Kantons Zürich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Canton of Zurich: About the business location Zurich
Commercial Registry Office of the Canton of Zurich
please do not hesitate to contact the Economic Development of the Canton of Zurich: Phone +41 (0)43 259 49 49 or standort(at)vd.zh.ch
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 Horgen Hotels - Switzerland Hotel Res.Com
Horgen - principal place of the district of the same name at the left Zurich lakeshore - has a magnificent landscape.
With a surface of over 20 square kilometers (those only to 10% is covered) and with an expansion up to the Albisgrat, Horgen to the largest and at the same time most most forest and point-richest municipalities belong in the canton Zurich.
To check rates and availability or make a reservation for Horgen Hotels, simply select your prefered traveling dates on the right or click on our sorted Horgen hotels lists or any hotel property, listed below.
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 eogen - HeritageQuestOnline
Ela Area Public Library District (includes most, but not all, of Lake Zurich, Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods, and some surrounding unincorporated areas) http://www.eapl.org
Somerset County Library System - The member municipalities are: Branchburg, Bridgewater, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Millstone, Montgomery, North Plainfield, Peapack-Gladstone, Rocky Hill, Warren Township, and Watchung.
The Somerset County Library System will also issue a free library card to Somerset County residents who have a verifiable mental or physical disability.
www.eogen.com /HeritageQuestOnline   (2771 words)

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