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The pile-dwelling sites were built from around 5000 BC to 500 BC. Contrary to popular belief, the settlements were not erected over water, but on nearby marshy land, among them on the Seedamm respectively Frauenwinkel area, or, on the then swamp land between the Limmat and Lake Zurich around Sechseläutenplatz on small islands and peninsulas in Zurich.
In 2011, 111 sites located variously in Switzerland (56), Italy (19), Germany (18), France (11), Austria (5) and Slovenia (2) were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. [1] In Slovenia, these were the first World Heritage Sites to be listed for their cultural value.
West Berlin (merged with the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990), was subject to the full application of the treaties [x] German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was until 1972 on paper a part of one Germany and the European Community, since West Germany, the NATO countries and the European Community did not recognize the German ...
Celtic wooden statue from Eschenz, c. 10 BC Map of late Iron Age Switzerland on the eve of the Roman conquest, indicating tribal territories, large settlements and oppida The Swiss plateau lay in the western part of the Early Iron Age Hallstatt culture , [ 11 ] and it participated in the early La Tène culture (named for the type site at Lake ...
Turicum was a Gallo-Roman settlement at the lower end of Lake Zurich, and precursor of the city of Zurich.It was situated within the Roman province of Germania Superior) and near the border to the province of Raetia; there was a tax-collecting point for goods traffic on the waterway Walensee–Obersee-Zürichsee–Limmat–Aare–Rhine.
The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich , in the southern part of the city of Zurich . From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches the river Aare .
Switzerland is the oldest neutral country in the world; it has not fought a foreign war since its neutrality was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1815. It is not a member of the European Union. [1] Swiss cultural icons include Switzerland's quality of life, its neutrality, the Swiss Alps, watches, yodeling, cheese and chocolate.
An English dub by PMT, Ltd, titled simply Swiss Family Robinson, aired on The Family Channel cable network in the U.S. in 1989. This dub renames Flone "Becca" as well as her older brother Franz "Fritz". John the dog is called Brewster and TamTam becomes TomTom. The anime also appeared on the Smile of a Child network and Amazon Prime video. [1]