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  Unterwalden canton (Switzerland)
Obwalden: Per fess gules and argent, overall a key in pale ward up countercoloured.
Obwalden's battle flag (whose first recorded use was 1309) remained until 1816 plain red and white without the key, and most of the time Nidwalden was forced to fight under this same banner.
Due to this delay, Obwalden officially ranks as the third canton and Nidwalden as the fourth.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ch-uw.html   (533 words)

  
  UNTON - LoveToKnow Article on UNTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
(Obwalden has I83~2 and Nidwalden 112I, though it must be borne in mind that the upper portion of what should be the territory of Nidwalden is, as regards the Blacken Alp, in Un, while the Engelberg region is in Obwalden).
The capital of Obwalden is Sarnen (q.v), and of Nidwalden Stans (q.v.).
Obwalden submitted at an early date, but Nidwalden, refusing to accept the oath of fidelity to the constitution mainly on religious grounds, rose in desperate revolt (September 1798), and was only put down by the arrival of 16,000 armed men and by the storming of Stans.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /U/UN/UNTON.htm   (2286 words)

  
 Obwalden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1403 Obwalden joined Uri to invade the Leventina area (today located in the canton of Ticino) to establish new markets for cheese and cattle.
This gives Obwalden all the rights and duties of full cantons, with the exception that the canton can only send one deputy to the Council of States.
The central location in Switzerland meant that Obwalden was able to establish itself as a significant tourist location in the 19th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ow   (465 words)

  
 Kanton Obwalden - Wikipedia
Der Kanton Obwalden ist ein Kanton in der Zentralschweiz.
Deutsch: Obwalden; Französisch: Obwald; Italienisch: Obvaldo; Rätoromanisch: Sursilvania; Englisch: Obwalden (veraltet: Obwald); amtlich auch Unterwalden ob dem Wald.
Obwalden entsendet als Halbkanton nur einen Vertreter in den Ständerat und aufgrund seiner Einwohnerzahl auch nur einen Vertreter in den Nationalrat.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Obwalden   (515 words)

  
 Will Obwalden become a rags-to-riches story? (eng, NZZ Online)
Obwalden has just lowered its taxes to attract wealthy incomers, but is still coming to terms with its impoverished past.
It tells the story of crop failure, famine and soup kitchens and portrays Obwalden émigrés who settled in Imperial Valley in California and other parts of the United States, Canada and Brazil, having taken part in the mass exodus at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.
The idea that Obwalden could one day attract wealthy individuals and corporations is at odds with the reality that the Swiss canton once had the highest percentage of emigration per capita after Italian-speaking Ticino.
www.nzz.ch /2006/01/04/eng/article6348604.html   (721 words)

  
 Obwalden - Dilos Holiday World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland, located in the centre of Switzerland, the capital is Sarnen.
With its central location Obwalden has been able to establish itself as a significant tourist location since the 19th century.
During the summer hiking and mountaineering are the main attractions.
www.dilos.com /location/14791   (77 words)

  
 Unterwalden canton (Switzerland) # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
Obwalden: Per fess gules and argent, overall a key in pale ward up countercoloured.
Obwalden's battle flag (whose first recorded use was 1309) remained until 1816 plain red and white without the key, and most of the time Nidwalden was forced to fight under this same banner.
Due to this delay, Obwalden officially ranks as the third canton and Nidwalden as the fourth.
www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/ch-uw.html   (581 words)

  
 newsE_021104   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This year it is the turn of the Canton and City of Basel of having invited the State Council of the Canton Obwalden.
Obwalden is located in the heart of Switzerland, embedding the most Southern part of the " Lake Lucerne" ("Vierwaldstaetter See", also called the "Lake of the four Cantons").
On Thursday 4 November, the State Council of Obwalden will be welcomed by the Basel State Council.
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch /bionews/newsE_021104.html   (415 words)

  
 SAS | Customer Success: Kantonsspital Obwalden
Switzerland's Kantonsspital Obwalden is a general community hospital with a long history dating back to an infirmary mentioned in the 16th century.
The hospital expanded rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries, and in 1996, following a three-year construction project, it opened a modern treatment center.
As Paul Flückiger, director of Kantonsspital Obwalden states, after 10 or 15 years of neglect, the task of putting the hospital back on its feet in a short timeframe was a considerable challenge.
www.sas.com /success/kantonsspital.html   (1182 words)

  
 swissinfo - Obwalden wird Steuerparadies
Der Regierungsrat sei sich bewusst, dass tiefe Steuern allein nicht genügten, um den Kanton Obwalden vorwärts zu bringen.
Mit dem neuen Gesetz schliesst Obwalden zu den finanzstarken Kantonen der Innerschweiz, wie Nidwalden, Schwyz oder Zug auf.
Das neue Steuergesetz wurde in Obwalden mit 8623 Ja gegen 1368 Nein angenommen.
www.swissinfo.org /ger/startseite/detail/Obwalden_wird_Steuerparadies.wml?siteSect=105&sid=6307268&cKey=1138733581000   (460 words)

  
 ETH Zürich - ETH visits grammar school in Obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The "Kantonsschule Obwalden" is the eleventh grammar school ETH Zurich is visiting with its touring exhibition.
By way of an exhibition, demonstrations, presentations, excursions and several competitions, the students of the grammar school are given an interesting look at the possibilities for future study directions and choices of professions.
On Monday, 13 September, an aperitif opens the four-day-long visit of the ETH in Canton Obwalden.
www.ethz.ch /news/ethupdate/2004/040910_2/index_EN   (89 words)

  
 Lower corporate tax rates take hold - International Tax Review February 2006
For the tax year 2006 canton Obwalden and canton Thurgau have set out to wring from canton Zug its position as the most tax favourable canton.
In the canton of Obwalden, a new tax law was passed by a vote onDecember 11 2005.
Obwalden with an effective corporate income tax charge of 13.1% (including direct federal tax) will become the clear leader in corporate income taxes, but Thurgau will also move up a few places.
www.internationaltaxreview.com /?Page=10&PUBID=35&ISS=21268&SID=609227&TYPE=20   (517 words)

  
 Obwalden Links
SFSO - Cantons in profile: Obwalden (Upper Unterwalden) - Swiss Statistics - Key data.
-- George Santayana Obwalden The crime bill passed by the Senate would reinstate the Federal death penalty for certain violent crimes: assassinating the President; hijacking an airliner; and murdering a government poultry inspe For best results: wash in cold water separately, hang dry and iron with warm iron.
We have so little vanity that the esteem of five people, say six, amuses Obwalden Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /Switzerland_Cantons_Obwalden.html   (1637 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Obwalden: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Kunst aus Obwalden: Eugen Bollin, Franz Bucher, Kurt Sigrist : Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, 16.
You begin at Engelberg, in the canton of Obwalden, from which you can ascend to the Jochpass-which has a...
Obwalden Zug), Saanen (Fribourg): avail- able, spotty Raclette cheeses: Bagnes, Conches,...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Obwalden&search-type=ss&tag=ezyguidewebin-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (925 words)

  
 Swiss Genealogy : Canton Nidwalden/Obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in cantons Obwalden and Nidwalden on the "Genealogieforum Obwalden and Nidwalden" (dialogue in German or French).
The archive is open to visitors to read; in order to be able to respond or start a new thread, however, registration (free of charge) is required.
When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Obwalden and Nidwalden 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.eye.ch /swissgen/kant/uwallg-e.htm   (140 words)

  
 Customs & Traditions in Switzerland: Epiphany in Canton Obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In the canton of Obwalden the Three Kings Chorale dates back to the 16th century.
Since January 6 is no longer a holiday in canton Obwalden, the singing now takes place on New Year’s Day.
The Three Kings chorales are sung during the Nativity play, which many families attend, and are accompanied by New Testament readings of the Kings’ Worship.
www.swissworld.org /dvd_rom/eng/customs_2003/content/singing/sternsingenkerns.html   (212 words)

  
 obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
I was returning from a few weeks in the Alps and we drove through Obwalden.
We saw some places where they have some military bases built into the mountains and I enjoyed talking to my second host father during the drive.
It was a perfectly typical ride through central Switzerland; snow coated mountains and trees along the winding roads.
www.people.iup.edu /yjtk/obwalden.htm   (59 words)

  
 Obwalden Photos at PBase.com
view to the summits of the Hochstollen from the Schwendi, state Obwalden, Switzerland (stormy weather is arise)
view to the south from the Schwendi, state Obwalden, Switzerland (the sun seems weak through the fog)
Please contact the photographer before using an image for any reason.
search.pbase.com /search?q=Obwalden   (166 words)

  
 Obwalden - Unipedia
Kunst aus Obwalden: Eugen Bollin, Franz Bucher, Kurt Sigrist : Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, 16.
Die Bauernhäuser der Kantone Obwalden und Nidwalden (Les maisons rurales de Suisse)
Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Atomic, Molecular, Cluster, Ion and Surface Physics: Engelberg/Obwalden, Switzerland, 21 to 26 January 1996
www.unipedia.info /Ow.html   (549 words)

  
 Swiss Genealogy : Canton Nidwalden/Obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
You are further invited to discuss your questions with other researchers interested in cantons Obwalden and Nidwalden on the "Genealogieforum Obwalden and Nidwalden" (dialogue in German or French).
The archive is open to visitors to read; in order to be able to respond or start a new thread, however, registration (free of charge) is required.
When posting, please, keep in mind that only topics related to Obwalden and Nidwalden 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/uwallg-e.htm   (140 words)

  
 Lycos Search : Obwalden
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 Flickr: Obwalden/Nidwalden/Engelberg, Switzerland
Fotos aus den Kantonen Obwalden und Nidwalden, Schweiz (oder mit klarem Bezug dazu).
The aim of this group is to present a multi-faceted view of cantons Obwalden and Nidwalden.
Ziel der Gruppe ist es, ein vielschichtiges Bild der Kantone Obwalden und Nidwalden zu präsentieren.
www.flickr.com /groups/73175377@N00   (472 words)

  
 A Simulated, Dynamic Map of Forest Sites in Canton Obwalden, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
To test the approach, a small region in the heart of Switzerland, the Canton Obwalden, was selected.
By means of the model, the spatial distribution of forest types in the Canton Obwalden was reproduced and compared with patterns observed during field mapping.
In addition, the possibility to extrapolate the model approach to nonforested areas in Canton Obwalden, and at the level of the whole country is shown; main limitations and potentials of the approach are evaluated.
www.metla.fi /iufro/iufro95abs/d1pap33.htm   (365 words)

  
 Obwalden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Obwalden co-founded the Swiss Federation in 1291 and is a half-Canton situated in the West of the Lake of four Cantons in Central Switzerland.
There is a very nice scenic route which can be done by train or by car crossing the whole Canton.
There is also an ice grotto which can be visited.
members.tripod.com /~ladycool/obwalden.html   (163 words)

  
 obwalden - Ask.com Web Search
It is located in the centre of Switzerland.
Geography Highest elevation: Titlis 3238 m History First settlements in Obwalden date back to the Celts and the Romans.
First settlements in Obwalden date back to the Celts and the Romans.
www.ask.com /web?q=obwalden   (156 words)

  
 Obwalden : Go to : Obwalden.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Obwalden in Erotic art: erotica in drawings and oil paintings
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Canton of Obwalden Switzerland_canton_flag_ow Flag of the Canton of Obwalden Flag of the canton Capital: Sarnen Abbr.: OW Joined: 1291 Population: 32,700 Area: 491 km²; Language: Germ...
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