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Cossonay
Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is part of the district of Morges. History Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name ''Cochoniacum''. In 1164, this appears as ''Cosonai'', and in 1228 as ''Cossonai''. Ulrich von Cossonay gave the village church to the monastery in Romainmôtier in 1096. In 1224, it passed to the Benedictine monastery in Lutry, which built a priory in the second half of the 13th century. The town wall, built in the 11th century, was rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Barons of Cossonay ruled over a territory from La Chaux to Boussens and from Dizy to Gollion. Cossonay received city rights in 1264. A fire near the end of the 14th century destroyed much of the town and the town archives. In 1421, the town passed to the house of Savoy. When the canton of Vaud was conquered by the Bernese in 1536, the town came under the adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossonay - Vieille Ville - 2
Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is part of the district of Morges. History Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name ''Cochoniacum''. In 1164, this appears as ''Cosonai'', and in 1228 as ''Cossonai''. Ulrich von Cossonay gave the village church to the monastery in Romainmôtier in 1096. In 1224, it passed to the Benedictine monastery in Lutry, which built a priory in the second half of the 13th century. The town wall, built in the 11th century, was rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Barons of Cossonay ruled over a territory from La Chaux to Boussens and from Dizy to Gollion. Cossonay received city rights in 1264. A fire near the end of the 14th century destroyed much of the town and the town archives. In 1421, the town passed to the house of Savoy. When the canton of Vaud was conquered by the Bernese in 1536, the town came under the adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossonay - Vieille Ville - 1
Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is part of the district of Morges. History Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name ''Cochoniacum''. In 1164, this appears as ''Cosonai'', and in 1228 as ''Cossonai''. Ulrich von Cossonay gave the village church to the monastery in Romainmôtier in 1096. In 1224, it passed to the Benedictine monastery in Lutry, which built a priory in the second half of the 13th century. The town wall, built in the 11th century, was rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Barons of Cossonay ruled over a territory from La Chaux to Boussens and from Dizy to Gollion. Cossonay received city rights in 1264. A fire near the end of the 14th century destroyed much of the town and the town archives. In 1421, the town passed to the house of Savoy. When the canton of Vaud was conquered by the Bernese in 1536, the town came under the adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossonay District
Cossonay District was a district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Cossonay. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Mergers and name changes * On 1 January 1999 the former municipalities of Villars-Lussery and Lussery merged to form the new municipality of Lussery-Villars. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Bettens, Bournens, Boussens, Daillens, Lussery-Villars, Mex (VD), Penthalaz, Penthaz, Sullens and Vufflens-la-Ville came from the District de Cossonay to join the |
Penthalaz
Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Penthalaz is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Pentala''. Geography Penthalaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 15.2% of the total land area is hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morges District
Morges District is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Morges. Geography Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Morges has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (56,847 or 82.3%), with |
Dizy, Switzerland
Dizy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History Dizy is first mentioned in 961 as ''in villa Discidis''. In 1041 it was mentioned as ''Dysi''. Geography Dizy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.6% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senarclens
Senarclens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History Senarclens is first mentioned in 1011 as ''Senerclens''. Geography Senarclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 78.3% is used for growing crops and 6.3% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux (Cossonay)
La Chaux () is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History La Chaux is first mentioned in 1228 as ''La Chaus''. In 1277 it was mentioned as ''de Calce''. It was known as ''La Chaux (VD)'' until 1953. In the 13th century the village belonged to the Knights Templar and it came into the possession of the Order of St John in 1315. It was united with the settlement at Cransaz to form a commandry which was headed by the preceptors of Vaud. The Preceptors were, until 1580, the patrons of Montbrelloz, Fribourg, and Saint-Jean de Grosset, Pays de Gex. The commandery was abolished during the Protestant Reformation. Geography La Chaux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gollion
Gollion is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History Gollion is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Gollun''. Geography Gollion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 64.7% is used for growing crops and 13.1% is pastures, while 2.9% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venoge (river)
The Venoge () is a Swiss river located in the canton of Vaud, a tributary of the Rhône, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard Gilles wrote a poem about it, '' La Venoge'', in 1954. Geography The Venoge has its source at L'Isle in the canton of Vaud and flows 44 km down to Lake Geneva, by Saint-Sulpice. Course Between its source in L'Isle and Lake Geneva, la Venoge runs through Cuarnens, La Chaux, Moiry, Chevilly, Ferreyres, La Sarraz, Éclépens, Lussery-Villars, Daillens, Cossonay, Penthalaz, Penthaz, Gollion, Vufflens-la-Ville, Aclens, Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Bremblens, Échandens, Écublens, Denges, Préverenges to finally reach Saint-Sulpice. Tributaries * Le Veyron * La Molombe * La Senoge History The Venoge was called ''Venobia'' in 814, ''Venubia'' in 937, ''Vinogia'' in 7th century, ''Venopia'' in 1313 and ''Venogy'' in 1316. Its name is probably of Celtic origin. In 1913 it was described as splitting at La Sarraz, with the smaller part jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lussery-Villars
Lussery-Villars is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. On 1 January 1999, Lussery and Villars-Lussery were united to form the municipality.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 18 February 2011 History Lussery is first mentioned in 1147 as '' Luseri''.Geography Lussery-Villars has an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Léman
Léman was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, corresponding to the territory of modern Vaud. A former subject territory of Bern, Vaud had been independent for only four months in 1798 as the Lemanic Republic before it was incorporated into the centralist Helvetic Republic. Léman comprised all of the territory of Vaud detached from Bernese occupation, apart from the Avenches and the Payerne which, after 16 October 1802, were annexed by the canton of Fribourg until the Napoleonic Act of Mediation the following year when they were restored to the newly established and newly sovereign canton of Vaud. The capital of the canton was Lausanne, with the ''préfet''’s residence, the administrative chamber, and the judicial tribunal. The canton was divided into 17 administrative districts, each with a ''sous-préfet''. Léman was also one of the five cantons — purely administrative subdivisions — of the Rhodanic Republic planned in March 1798 by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
