Courtedoux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Castle of GruyeresGruyeres The Castle of Gruyères , located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Creux du VanNeuchatel The Creux du Van is a natural rocky cirque approximately 1,400 metres wide and 150 metres deep, on the north side of Le Soliat. It is located in the Val de Travers district, in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. A very well known, amphitheatre-shaped natural attraction of the area, it is located at the heart of a nature reservation area of 15.5 km². From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Lac de NeuchatelNeuchatel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake primarily in Romandy, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. With a surface of 218.3 km2 , Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe. It is 38.3 km long and 8.2 km at its widest. Its surface is 429 metres above sea level, and the maximum depth is 152 metres . The total water volume is 14.0 km3 . The lake's drainage area is approximately 2,670 km2 and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at 1,607 metres .The lake is fed by the rivers L'Orbe , L'Arnon, L'Areuse, Le Seyon, and La Menthue, as well as by the Canal de la Broye. The Thielle Canal drains the lake into Lake Biel and is part of r... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland, a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland has a maximum north-south length of 220 kilometres and an east-west length of about 350 kilometres. Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east. North of the Alps, the Swiss Plateau runs along the east-west axis of the country. Most of the population of Switzerland lives on the rolling hills and plains of the plateau. The smaller Jura Mountains are located on the north west side of the plateau. Much of the northern border with Germany follows the Rhine River, though the Rhine enters Switzerland near Schaffhausen. The eastern border with Germany and a portion of Austria is drawn through Lake Constance. A portion of the southwest border with France is drawn through Lake Geneva.
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00:02:41 1 Physical description 00:08:53 2 Geology 00:10:50 3 Physiographic divisions 00:12:30 3.1 Central Plateau 00:16:00 3.2 Alps 00:19:37 3.3 Jura 00:22:51 4 Hydrology 00:26:39 5 Climate 00:29:36 6 Political divisions and greater regions 00:30:41 7 Land use 00:31:29 7.1 Surfaces of housing and infrastructure 00:33:20 7.2 Farmland 00:35:07 7.3 Forests 00:37:22 7.4 Unproductive areas 00:39:13 8 Population 00:41:03 9 Environment 00:41:32 9.1 Air 00:43:00 9.2 Water 00:44:33 9.3 Biodiversity 00:45:58 9.4 International agreements 00:47:28 10 Area and boundaries 00:49:28 11 Western or Central Europe? 00:52:25 12 Natural World Heritage Sites 00:52:36 13 Topography 00:52:45 14 See also 00:53:11 15 Notes and references
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The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland, a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland has a maximum north–south length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) and an east–west length of about 350 kilometres (220 mi).Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east. North of the Alps, the Swiss Plateau runs along the east–west axis of the country. Most of the population of Switzerland lives on the rolling hills and plains of the plateau. The smaller Jura Mountains are located on the north west side of the plateau. Much of the northern border with Germany follows the Rhine, though the Rhine enters Switzerland near Schaffhausen. The eastern border with Germany and a portion of Austria is drawn through Lake Constance (German: Bodensee). A portion of the southwest border with France is drawn through Lake Geneva. Switzerland is divided into 26 sovereign cantons. The cantons along the Swiss Plateau tend to be the most populous, industrial and religiously Protestant. The cantons in the Alps tend to be less populous, Catholic, and have an agrarian or tourism-based economy.Switzerland is also divided by language. There are four national languages: German (spoken by 63.7% of population), French (by 20.4% of population), Italian (by 6.5%) and Romansh (0.5%). From Bern east (except Ticino) the population generally speaks German. West of Bern, the population generally speaks French. In the southern canton of Ticino, most people speak Italian. Romansh, a group of dialects descended from Vulgar Latin, is spoken in several regions in the canton of Graubünden.