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	Orbe - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Orbe is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
		It is the seat of the district of Orbe counting 19,000 inhabitants.
		Orbe, External links, Municipalities of the canton of Vaud and Cities in Switzerland.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Orbe (208 words)

	Source de l'Orbe
		The source of river l'Orbe is situated outside of Switzerland, in French Jura.
		The river flows through small Lac de Rousses, crosses Swiss border at the North-West, feeds beautiful Lac de Joux and...
		What is commonly known as "Source de l'Orbe" is not a true river source, but reappearance of l'Orbe waters in the place where it comes from under the ground (see pictures).
	aroundlausanne.tripod.com /source_de_lorbe/source_de_lorbe.htm (610 words)

	Jura (Mountain Range) - LoveToKnow 1911
		The gorges by which these two rivers force their way to the plains cut off the Jura from the Swabian and Franconian ranges to the north and those of Dauphine to the south.
		In the northern division it is the east and west line which prevails - the Lomont, the Mont Terrible, the defile of the Doubs from St Ursanne to St Hippolyte, and the "Trouee" of the Black Forest towns.
		It includes the basin of the river Birse, and the great plateau between the Doubs and the Aar, on which, at an average height of 2600 ft., are situated a number of towns, one of the most striking features of the Jura.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Jura_(Mountain_Range) (2580 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > List of rivers of Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rhone River - 264 km - 10'403 km²
		Ticino River - 91 km - 1'616 km²
		Orbe River[?] - 57 km - 488 km²
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/li/List_of_rivers_of_Switzerland (204 words)

	Rivers Aare, Saane/Sarine, Grosse Emme: facts, nature, cities, power plants, pictures
		River Aare is calm and a little lazy on the plateau with very low decline - except near power plants, where it may become very dangerous to swimmers and canoeists.
		River Orbe originates at the Swiss/French border, feeds Lac de Joux and disappeares in the karst crevices typical for jurassic limestone - only to appear again soon near Vallorbe town.
		River Grosse Emme originates in the Bernese (western) part of the prealpine hills between the valleys of Rivers Aare and Reuss.
	www.all-about-switzerland.info /rivers-aare-saane-sarine-emme.html (1010 words)

	Orbe
		Orbe is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
		The town lies on the Orbe River and has around 5,100 inhabitants.
		It is the seat of the district of Orbe counting 19,000 inhabitants.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Orbe.html (113 words)

	JURA - Online Information article about JURA
		This naturally falls into three divisions, each traversed by one of the three great rivers of the Jura—the Doubs, the Loue and the Ain.
		It includes the basin of the river Birse, and the great plateau between the Doubs and the Aar, on which, at an average height of 2600 ft., are situated a number of towns, one of the most striking features of the Jura.
		branch route along the Orbe river from Jougne.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /JUN_KHA/JURA.html (3815 words)

	Grottes de Vallorbe
		The caves in the Dent de Vaulion massif sheltering the source of river
		Orbe appear as nature's hidden beauty that would suddenly be revealed in all its splendor.
		Since 1964 hundreds of thousands of visitors - small and tall - have been dazzled by the magical stalagmites, stalactites, pillars and intricate lacework formations entirely created by nature.
	aroundlausanne.tripod.com /grottes_de_vallorbe/grottes_de_vallorbe.htm (168 words)

	Volcae - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		They mainly lived in the province of Gallia Narbonensis, and occupied the district between the Garonne River (Garumna), the Cévennes (Cebenna mons), and the Rhône River (or even farther to the east in earlier times), corresponding roughly to the old province of Languedoc.
		They were divided into two tribes, the Arecomici on the east and the Tectosages (whose territory included that of the Tolosates) on the west, separated by the Hérault River (Arauris) or a line between the Hérault River and the Orbe River (Orbis).
		The Volcae are consequently believed to have originally been settled north-east of the Rhine, in what is now western and central Germany in the basin of the Weser River where there are toponyms of supposed Celtic origin.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/v/o/l/Volcae.html (552 words)

	Orbe (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The town lies on the river of the same name and has around 4,000 inhabitants.
		It is the seat of the District of Orbe.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/or/Orbe.htm (72 words)

	Source de l'Orbe
		The source of river l'Orbe is situated outside of Switzerland, in French Jura.
		The river flows through small Lac de Rousses, crosses Swiss border at the North-West, feeds beautiful Lac de Joux and...
		What is commonly known as "Source de l'Orbe" is not a true river source, but reappearance of l'Orbe waters in the place where it comes from under the ground (see pictures).
	members.tripod.com /aroundlausanne/source_de_lorbe/source_de_lorbe.htm (610 words)

	Show Caves of Switzerland: Grottes de Vallorbe
		The entrance of the Grottes de Vallorbe is close to the source of the Orbe, a very nice karst spring.
		The cave is a long and winding tunnel leading to the subterranean river Orbe.
		The river, which springs from the cave, gave its name to the valley (Val d'Orbe) and the town Vallorbe, which is just a short form of Val d'Orbe.
	www.showcaves.com /english/ch/showcaves/Vallorbe.html (219 words)

	Around Vallorbe Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Just over 2km southwest of Vallorbe are some caves, Les Grottes de Vallorbe (daily: June–Aug 9.30am–5.30pm; April & May 9.30am–4.30pm; Fr.12), forming a tunnel over the River Orbe and replete with impressive stalactites and stalagmites, along with an exhibition of minerals dubbed Le Trésor des Fées (Fairy Treasure).
		ORBE, halfway between Vallorbe and Yverdon on the bus or train, is a picturesque old town up on a rock, with steep cobbled streets and another atmospheric church, a five-naved effort dating from the fifteenth century.
		Orbe was known to the Romans as Urba, and 2km north of the town, in a muddy field at the hamlet of BOSCÉAZ near the junction of the autoroute and highway, are some of the best Roman mosaics to be seen in Switzerland (Mon–Fri 9am–noon & 1.30–5pm, Sat & Sun 1.30–5.30pm; Fr.3; SMP).
	switzerland.isyours.com /E/guide/arc_jurassien/aroundvallorbe.html (573 words)

	Vallorbe Homepage - Switzerland Tourism - Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Facing the mountains rockwalls of the Mont d'Or and the Dent de Vaulion, and amid a setting of luxuriant greenery, Vallorbe nestles along the banks of the River Orbe.
		In the heart of the Swiss Jura, surrounded by abundant greenery, Vallorbe nestles along the banks of the River Orbe.
		From the magestic cliffs of the Mont d'Or to the tumultuous Orbe Canyon, an infinity of unspoiled landscapes invite you to explore.
	www.myswitzerland.com /en/infra.cfm/rkey/656 (456 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On etymological grounds (see Walha), they are believed to have originated in the valley of the Weser River, and later settled in southern Gaul.
		The Volcae are believed to have originally been settled north-east of the Rhine, in what is now western and central Germany in the basin of the Weser River.
		The Proto-Germanic sound change that altered Volcae into walha (that is: k→h) is known as Grimm's law, so that the contact between the Volcae and the early Germanic tribes would have occurred before that sound change, in the later 1st millennium BC.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Volcae (880 words)

	Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Vallorbe (CH)
		Vallorbe is situated at an altitude of 750 m in the valley of the river Orbe in southwestern Switzerland close to the border to France.
		It is the second community of the Orbe district in the canton Vaud and has a populatio of about 3,100 (2001).
		The discovery in 1974 of the spectacular 'grottes de l'Orbe' from which the river Orbe re-emerges from the Dent de Vaulion, followed in 1992 by that of the 'trésor des fées' created a major tourist attraction.
	www.thomasgraz.net /glass/gl-1839.htm (374 words)

	DIALOG Dissertation Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Biology and ecology of grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) in the river Orbe, Joux Valley, province Vaud, Switzerland
		migrate in the region of the Orbe and the Joux Lake.
		grayling of the Orbe and the Joux Lake is 334 mm.
	aslo.org /phd/dialog/200204-13.html (198 words)

	DIALOG Dissertation Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Biology and ecology of grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) in the river Orbe, Joux Valley, province Vaud, Switzerland
		migrate in the region of the Orbe and the Joux Lake.
		grayling of the Orbe and the Joux Lake is 334 mm.
	www.aslo.org /phd/dialog/200204-13.html (198 words)

	Section II: Places of Renown - The Wild Coast
		Furthermore they knew that there were defensive posts all across the Orbé, manned by tough warriors who would give their lives to secure the flight of the refugees.
		The Orbé River forms an outer boundary of the region, that is, mostly it does.
		It should also be noted that on the northern shore of the river, right on the opposite side of Aliaza are the ancient, dark ruins of another city that had been razed during the Unholy Assault.
	www.tip-entertainment.de /Nations_eng/Wildcoast1.htm (3548 words)

	Along the river Orbe, across bridges and catwalks and through tunnels - Switzerland Tourism - Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although the Orbe is intensively utilized for obtaining electricity, the predominant impressions are those of the landscape.
		The hiking trail on the sunnier left bank is easier to hike, but it sometimes leads away from the river.
		Clusters of fir trees harmoniously blend into the meadows, where a herd of American bison grazes, and lately a pack of Central European wolves and a family of bears each are housed in a large enclosure.
	www.myswitzerland.com /en/offer-Activities_HikeBike-Hike_all-30317.html (382 words)

	Orbe Adventure
		The river Orbe flows through the town, rising in a densely wooded valley that is now a nature reserve.
		The river's source was a mystery until the 1960's.
		It emerged from a sometimes ferocious resurgence deep in the valley with no sign of where it came from.
	www.lizardland.co.uk /france2003/orbe_adv.htm (423 words)

	De Orbe Novo
		Columbus reconnoitred the coast of Juana in a straight line towards the north-west for no less than eight hundred thousand paces or eighty leagues, which led him to believe that it was a continent, since as far as the eye could reach, no signs of any limits to the island were perceptible.
		As nearly as could be conjectured, the natives obtain gold from the sands of the rivers which flow down from the high mountains.
		From the summit of a promontory, a mountain was visible on the horizon and thirty miles distant from that mountain a river of important breadth descended into the plain.
	halamuspublishing.com.au /mypgbooks/DeOrboNovo/deorbenovo.html (19576 words)

	Vigil Service
		We are including ourselves, for all humanity is diminished by the act that we stand witness to tonight.
		Peace is flowing like a river, Love is flowing like a river..........
		We toll the bell to remember the men and women who have died in the cycle of violence perpetuated by our state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
	www.vadp.org /orbevigil.htm (859 words)

	(GCQM5Y) 1. Cache Gorges de l'Orbe by munds
		Diese Cache-Serie führt euch in der Schlucht der Orbe, zwischen den Ortschaften Orbe und Vallorbe.
		Der Fluss Orbe wechselt seinen Namen nach der Stadt Orbe und nennt sich dann die Thièle, die in Yverdon in den Neuenburgersee fliesst.
		Mit der Schluchtenserie fingen wir heute in Orbe an.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1462214c-4b42-4cdf-9bad-7cc7a49574bf (944 words)

	Orbe - Wines from Les Cotes de l'Orbe
		Michell Orbe MK II [Orbe] This is the oddest test I've ever done.
		To the north of the present town of Orbe, there was a rich roman villa (farm) built between the second and the third century AD.
		Orbe is a kinestheic synthesiser for group musical improvisation, created by London-based interaction designers Amjad Chaudry and Vikesh Bhatt.
	xn--29sp7f.com /?q=orbe (429 words)

	Domaine du charron - Guesthouse to rent in the village of chavornay Switzerland
		In the Jura To discover: the iron museum, the big caves, the sources of the "Orbe" river, the buffalos and bears park Without forgetting fishing at the fish breeding center.
		In this wonderful region, you'll be able to go walking along the rivers, discover its source and even take a bath.
		In addition, the "Orbe" river plain is very nice to go biking, lots of bicycle paths are well prepared along the sunflowers fields or the canals.
	www.charron.ch /en (626 words)

	Boards :: De Orbe keeps it neo-real
		While handling edits on a wide array of mad creative, Mad River Post also has its deft hands full with a program of expansion that brings its talent-centric ethos to new markets.
		De Orbe first delved into the style he calls neo-realism when he and a group of friends including Carlos Pérez Ferré co-produced and directed the Spanish feature "Héctor" in 1986.
		Gradually, we hear they are in fact encouraging the man to jump, harshly alluding to the realities lurking beneath the glossed-over surface of the treatment of aboriginal peoples.
	www.boardsmag.com /articles/magazine/20020101/deorbe.html (1444 words)

	Lake Neuchâtel (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Its surface is 429 m abovesea-level, maximum depth is 152 m, volume 14.0 km³ and drainage area approx.
		The lake receives the Orbe River (called Thièle when it flows into the lake), the Arnon, the Areuse (which traverses the Val de Travers), Seyon (flowing through the Val de Ruz), the canal de la Sauge (whichdrains Lake Murten and receives the Broye River), and the Mentue (at Yvonand).
		The canal of Thielle (or Zihl) drains thelake into Lake of Biel and ispart of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the region.
	spanish.therfcc.org /lake-neuch%E2tel-47321.html (178 words)

	Volcae
		They mainly lived in the province of Gallia Narbonensis, and occupied the district between the Garonne River (Garumna), the CÃ©vennes (Cebenna mons), and the RhÃ´ne River (or even farther to the east in earlier times), corresponding roughly to the old province of Languedoc.
		They were divided into two tribes, the Arecomici on the east and the Tectosages (whose territory included that of the Tolosates) on the west, separated by the HÃ©rault River (Arauris) or a line between the HÃ©rault River and the Orbe River (Orbis).
		The Volcae are consequently believed to have originally been settled north-east of the Rhine, in what is now western and central Germany in the basin of the Weser River where there are toponyms of supposed Celtic origin.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DVolcae%26type%3Den (574 words)

	vivonatur : green energy : ecological electricity : promoting renewable energy : wind power : Swiss solar power : ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the past, these resources were exploited with mills located along rivers, later converted to electricity to supply small factories.
		Located in Montcherand, on the Orbe river, MHyLab builds scaled-down prototypes of mini hydraulic power plants.
		These wheels are tested using water from the Orbe.
	www.vivonatur.ch /EN/mhylab.aspx (319 words)

	Watch Valley - Evasion
		Resulting from Les Rousses, the River Orbe disappears in the Lake of Joux and re-appears in the Cave of Vallorbe where the footpath actually starts.
		Visitors can set out from Clées, Orbe, or Vallorbe to visit the Orbe Gorges, situated at the foot of the Vaudois Jura and a cool, refreshing haven.
		The cloudy green River Orbe flows through the first rises of the Jura hills, and has cut itself an ever-deeper path over time.
	www.watchvalley.ch /e/evasion/?tb=touren&add_id=171&fid=41 (163 words)

	info1.htm
		The eastern Pyrenees plunge to the Mediterranean at the southernmost part of France with les Albères mountains and les Aspres (the foothills of Mount Canigou) providing a spectacular backdrop to the plains of Roussillon and lending a helping hand to the micro climate of this corner of the country.
		The river Orbe and the Canal du Midi fight for space at Béziers and then it's off into Languedoc with well known resorts at Agde and Sète.
		With its varied landscape, abundance of wildlife, beautiful wild flowers, wonderful sandy beaches, spa towns and proximity to Spain it is difficult to find a reason not to fall in love with the region.
	www.connect66.com /info1.htm (735 words)

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