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Six of the 26 cantons are traditionally, but no longer officially, called "half-cantons" (German: Halbkanton, French: demi-canton, Italian: semicantone, Romansh: mez-chantun). In two instances (Basel and Appenzell) this was a consequence of a historic division, whilst in the case of Unterwalden a historic mutual association, resulting in three ...
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland.Each canton was a fully sovereign state [1] with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848.
The 22 cantonal coats of arms in the stained glass dome of the Federal Palace of Switzerland (c. 1900) Great Seal of the Confederacy, with the Standesfarben to be worn by the cantonal huissiers (Standesweibel), print published in c. 1830. Each of the 26 modern cantons of Switzerland has an official flag and a coat of arms. The history of ...
The Cantons of Switzerland are the top tier administrative subdivisions of the country. They were once sovereign states and under Switzerland's federal constitution they retain a higher degree of autonomy than the subdivisions of many other countries.
5 Canton flags. 6 Municipal flags. ... This is a comprehensive list of flags used in Switzerland. National flags. Flag Date Use Description 1841-present:
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English: Vectormap of Switzerland with all canton, names and flags as separated layers. Deutsch: Vektorkarte der Schweiz mit allen Kantonen, ...
Media in category "Images of Switzerland" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Swiss cantons brown flags.png 1,366 × 866; 169 KB.