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The national flag of Switzerland [a] displays a white Greek cross in the center of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal cross. [1] Its arms are equilateral, and their ratio of length to width is 7:6.
Second flag of the Kingdom in Prussia and first flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top. 1801–1803: Second flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: 1803-1805 1815-1848: Third flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: The same as the previous flag, but the crown in the top of the flag is smaller.
The flag is unrelated to the historical flag of the town of Neuchâtel, which had been in use from 1350, and as cantonal flag from 1815 until 1848, and which remains part of the town's coat of arms. The canton of Neuchâtel was admitted to the restored Swiss Confederacy in 1815, but with the peculiar reservation that it owed nominal fealty to ...
National symbols of Switzerland are the symbols used to represent Switzerland. As of 2020 the Swiss legislature has made three Swiss national symbols official, a flag , coat of arms , and anthem , but various other symbols are used as well to represent the Swiss people .
The coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation shows the same white-on-red cross as the flag of Switzerland, but on a heraldic shield instead of the square field.. The federal coat of arms (eidgenössisches Wappen) was defined by the Swiss Diet (Tagsatzung) in 1815, for the Restored Confederacy.
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, [6] was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German Orte or Stände [7]), initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerland.
Some of the traditional symbols of Switzerland: the Swiss flag, the alphorn and the snow-capped Alps. Folk art is kept alive in organizations all over the country. In Switzerland, it is mostly expressed in music, dance, poetry, wood carving and embroidery. There are also many regional and local rites demarcating times of the year.
Between the Alps and a Hard Place: Switzerland in World War II and the Rewriting of History (2000) excerpt and text search; Dawson, William Harbutt. Social Switzerland: Studies of Present-day Social Movements and Legislation (1897) 302 pp; with focus on social and economic history, poverty, labour online; Fahrni, Dieter. An Outline History of ...