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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Celtic Helvetii tribe, which the Roman Republic took in 121 BC.. In 58 BC, Caesar, Roman governor of Gaul, destroyed the Rhône bridge at Geneva and built a 19-mile earthwork from Lake Geneva to the Jura Mountains in order to block the migration of the Helvetii, who "attempted, sometimes by day, more often by ...
Timeline of Geneva. Beginnings and early Middle Ages. Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town. Geneva during the 18th century; Geneva during the 19th century. Geneva flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries, becoming the seat of many international organizations. Geneva during the 20th century
The Dukes of Savoy had tried already for centuries to gain sovereignty over the city of Geneva, surrounded by Savoyard territory, for the Vaud in the north of Lake Geneva belonged to the duchy. The Reformation prompted the conflicts to escalate once more. Geneva exiled its bishop, who was backed by Savoy, in 1533 to Annecy.
The Geneva Conference was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War and involved several nations. It took place in Geneva , Switzerland , from 26 April to 20 July 1954.
Timeline of Geneva; B. Bourgeoisie of Geneva; C. House of Candia; Compagnie de 1602; D. De Saussure family; E. L'Escalade; G. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ...
The Geneva Functional Urban Area covers a land area of 2,292 km 2 (885 sq mi) (24.2% in Switzerland, 75.8% in France) [10] and had 1,053,436 inhabitants in Jan. 2021 (Swiss estimates and French census), 57.8% of them on Swiss territory and 42.2% on French territory. [11] The Geneva metropolitan area is one of the fastest growing in Europe.
The Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, generally known as the Geneva Conference or World Disarmament Conference, was an international conference of states held in Geneva, Switzerland, between February 1932 and November 1934 to accomplish disarmament in accordance with the Covenant of the League of Nations.