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Einsiedeln

(Encyclopedia)Einsiedeln īnˈzēˌdəln [key], town, Schwyz canton, E central Switzerland. Einsiedeln is the most ...

Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes

(Encyclopedia)Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes, both used since antiquity. The Great Saint Bernard (alt. 8,110 ft/2,472 m), on the Italian-Swiss border, links Valais canton, Switzerland, with Valle d'Aosta, Italy. ...

Rhaeto-Romanic

(Encyclopedia)Rhaeto-Romanic rēˈtō-rōmănˈĭk [key], generic name for several related dialects of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The...

Léman, Lac

(Encyclopedia)Léman, Lac: see Geneva, Lake, Switzerland. ...

Wallensee

(Encyclopedia)Wallensee: see Wallenstadt, Lake of, Switzerland. ...

Rhoden, Ausser and Inner

(Encyclopedia)Rhoden, Ausser and Inner: see Appenzell, Switzerland. ...

Walensee

(Encyclopedia)Walensee, lake, Switzerland: see Wallenstadt, Lake of. ...

Basel-Land

(Encyclopedia)Basel-Land and Basel-Stadt: see Basel, Switzerland. ...

Aare

(Encyclopedia)Aare är [key], longest river entirely in Switzerland, 183 mi (295 km) long, rising in the Bernese Alps and fed by several glaciers. The upper Aare emerges from dam-impounded Grimsel Lake and flows ge...

Petitot, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Petitot, Jean lwēˈ [key], 1653–c.1730, was in the service of Charles II of England. Specimens of his work are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum. ...