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The term Kanton has been widely used since the 19th century. [ 3 ] The number of cantons was increased to 19 with the Act of Mediation (1803), with the recognition of former subject territories as full cantons.
The Grisons (/ ɡ r iː ˈ z ɒ̃ /; [4] French:) or Graubünden (German: [ɡraʊˈbʏndn̩] ⓘ), [note 1] more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, [5] is one of the twenty-six cantons of Switzerland.
The full heraldic achievement of Geneva includes a crest in the form of half a sun inscribed with JHS (for Jesus Hominum Salvator), and a scroll below the shield with the motto Post Tenebras Lux. The coat of arms of the city of Geneva was adopted as the cantonal coat of arms upon the accession of Geneva as a city-canton to the restored Swiss ...
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.
Schaffhausen became a full member of the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1501. The Reformation was adopted, initially, in 1524 and completely in 1529. The town was heavily damaged during the Thirty Years' War by the passage of Swedish (Protestant) and Bavarian (Roman Catholic) troops and the very important bridge was burnt down.
Obwalden or Obwald (German: Kanton Obwalden [ˈɔbˌvaldn̩] ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Sursilvania; French: Canton d'Obwald; Italian: Canton Obvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen.
About 1364, the town and the Aeusser Amt were recovered for the league by the men of Schwyz, and from this time Zug took part as a full member in all the acts of the league. In 1379, the Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus exempted Zug from all external jurisdictions, and in 1389 the Habsburgs renounced their claims, reserving only an annual payment ...
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