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Evangelical Reformed Church Of The Canton Of Vaud
The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud (or in French the ''Église évangélique réformée du canton de Vaud'') is a Reformed cantonal state church in Vaud. History The church was founded by Guillaume Farel and Pierre Viret. In that time the land was under the rule of the princes in Savoy. After the occupation of Vaud in 1536 by the Canton of Bern the Reformed faith was predominate. Vaud was under the protectorate of Bern till 1803. In 1847 a split occurred in the church. Alexandre Vinet and Charles Monnard founded the ''Église libre'' (the Free Church). In 1863 the National Reformed State Church was founded. In 1966 the Free Church and National Church united to form the current Reformed State Church. The church professes the Reformed Confessions and share the heritage of the Swiss Reformers in the 16th century, especially John Calvin. The church is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. Statistics In 2004 the church had 481,551 members a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonay
Blonay () is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz merged into the new municipality of Blonay - Saint-Légier. History Blonay is first mentioned in 861 as ''Blodennaco''. In 1108 it was mentioned as ''Bloniaco''. During the 13th Century it was known as ''Blonay'', ''Blonai'' and ''Blunai''. Geography Blonay has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.0% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarraz
La Sarraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History La Sarraz is first mentioned in 1149 as ''Sarrata''. It is also known as the place of establishment of Le Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne in 1928. Geography La Sarraz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorat
The Jorat (German: "der Jurten") is the area of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East. Geography It is a hill range that stretches from above Lausanne at the South and stretches toward Payerne at the North. Every stretch of land above 700 meters of altitude AMSL constitutes the mainly forest area called "Jorat". The culminating point is the Montagne du Château (929 meters). Villages Strictly speaking, the Jorat comprises 18 villages, with a lot of agriculture : * Carrouge, * Corcelles-le-Jorat, * Les Cullayes, * Essertes, * Ferlens, * Froideville, Vaud, Froideville, * Hermenches, * Mézières (Vaud), Mézières, * Montpreveyres, * Peney-le-Jorat, * Ropraz, * Servion, * Sottens, * Syens * Villars-Mendraz, * Villars-Tiercelin, * Vucherens, * Vulliens. Stretching somewhat the definition, some 20 villages could be added to the above listing. See also * Swiss Plateau {{Coord, 46, 34, 56, N, 6, 41, 28, E, region:CH-VD_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gland, Switzerland
Gland () is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city also is home to the IUCN and WWF headquarters. History Gland is known to have been a prehistoric settlement. During the Roman period a farm called ''Villa Glanis'' was there. Until the 1960s, Gland was merely a small farming village (essentially vineyards and cattle). Gland is first mentioned around 994 -1049 as ''de Glans''. In 1923 Gland provided the venue for the European Division meeting of the Seventh-day Adventists, where the German Adventist leaders said they regarded whether to serve as combatant in times of war was a matter which should be left to the conscience of individual members of their church. In the 1930s, the Toblerone line, a defensive line, was built along the western edge of Gland, stretching from Lac Léman towards the Jura mountains. Its purpose was to stop a tank invasion from the west. The opening of the highway linking Geneva with Lausanne brought ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genolier
Genolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Genolier is first mentioned in 1110 as ''Genolliacum''. Geography Genolier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.4% is used for growi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crissier
Crissier () is a municipality in the district of Ouest Lausannois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a suburb of Lausanne. History Crissier is first mentioned in 1199 as ''Crissiaco''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Crissie''. Geography Crissier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 48.3% 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, industrial buildings made up 14.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 15.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 16.3%. while parks, green belts and sports fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombier, Vaud
Colombier () is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Colombier is first mentioned in 937 as ''Columbaris''. Bertha of Swabia (c. 907 – after January 2, 966), Queen consort of Burgundy, married with Hugh of Italy on December 12, 937 in the church of Colombier. Scenes can be seen today on the stained glass windows of the church. She lived in the castle of Colombier.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarens, Switzerland
Clarens-Montreux or Clarens is a neighborhood in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This neighborhood is the biggest and most populated of the city of Montreux. Clarens was made famous throughout Europe by the immense success of the book '' La Nouvelle Héloïse'' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Notable people ; Lived in Clarens * Élisée Reclus (1830–1905), renowned French geographer, writer and anarchist; resided in Clarens from 1872 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), the Russian composer of the Romantic period, wrote his Violin Concerto in Clarens in 1878; it is one of the best known violin concertos ever written. * Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), the Russian composer, lived in Clarens during the summers of 1910 to 1915. He composed his ballets ''The Rite of Spring'' and ''Pulcinella'' here. ; Died in Clarens * David Urquhart (1805–1877), Scottish diplomat, writer and politician, MP for Stafford 1847 to 1852, introduced the Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne (, literally ''Cheseaux on Lausanne''; frp, Chesâls) is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. History Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Chesaus''. Geography Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 24.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% 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 2.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.0% and transportation infrastructure made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavornay, Switzerland
Chavornay () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Essert-Pittet and Corcelles-sur-Chavornay merged into the municipality of Chavornay. History Chavornay is first mentioned in 927 as ''Cavorniacum''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Chavornai''. Geography After the 2017 merger Chavornay had an area of . Before the merger Chavornay had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 65.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 9.5% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1980 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.63% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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