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Jura–Simplon Railways
The Jura–Simplon Railways (JS), (French: Compagnie des ''Chemins de Fer Jura–Simplon'') was a railway company that was formed in 1890. It was nationalised in 1903 as the largest railway company in Switzerland and integrated into the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). History The ''Jura–Simplon Railways'' was a railway company, which was formed from the 1890 merger of the two most important western Swiss railway companies, the Jura–Bern–Lucerne Railway (JBL), including the Gümligen–Lucerne line belonging to the canton of Bern, and the Western Swiss Railways (''Chemins de fer de la Suisse Occidentale''; SOS). The Federal Government also participated in the merger by means of a voluntary share purchase. The Pont–Vallorbe Railway (''Chemin de fer Pont–Vallorbe''), operated by the SOS, was purchased on 1 January 1891. The share capital of the new company was formed of Swiss francs (CHF) 52 million of preferred stock and CHF 34 million of common stock. The preferred s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usually referred to by the initials of its German, French, and Italian names, either as SBB CFF FFS, or used separately. The Romansh version of its name, ''Viafiers federalas svizras'', is not officially used. The official English abbreviation is "SBB", instead of the English acronym such as "SFR", which stands for ''Swiss Federal Railways'' itself. The company, founded in 1902, is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Swiss cantons. It is currently the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland, and operates on most standard gauge lines of the Swiss network. It also heavily collaborates with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payerne
Payerne (; frp, Payèrna) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name ''Peterlingen'' for the town is out of use. History The earliest traces of settlements near Payerne include Neolithic objects and traces of a Bronze Age settlement. There are also burial mounds from the Hallstatt and Latène cultures, including gold necklaces which were found at Le Bois de Roverex. There was a Celtic bridge and a Roman era road in the area of Les Aventuri. There were Roman buildings within and outside the city walls, Roman cemeteries, and a dedicatory inscription of Publius Graccius Paternus. During the Early Middle Ages, the village of Payerne first appeared. In 587, Bishop Marius built the villa Paterniacum and a Chapel to St. Mary in the village. The chapel later developed into a parish church. The present Gothic building was built in the 14th Century over Roman foundatio ... [...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] |
Simplon Tunnel
, it, Galleria del Sempione , line = Simplon line, (Lötschberg railway line) , location = Traversing the Lepontine Alps between Switzerland and Italy , coordinates = – , system = Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) , status = , crosses = Lepontine Alps (Wasenhorn massif) , start = Brig, canton of Valais, Switzerland , end = Iselle di Trasquera, Piedmont, Italy , stations = , startwork = 22 November 1898 (east tunnel), 1912 (west tunnel) , opened = 19 May 1906 (east tunnel), 1921 (west tunnel) , closed = , owner = SBB CFF FFS , operator = SBB CFF FFS , traffic = Railway , character = Passenger, Freight, Car Transport , vpd = Passenger: 70, Freight: ''unknown'' , length = (east tunnel), (west tunnel) , linelength = , tracklength = , notrack = Two single-track tubes , gauge = , el = since 1 June 1906, 15 kV 16.7 Hz since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Saint-Maurice is a city in the Swiss canton of Valais and the capital of the district of Saint-Maurice. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 Saint-Maurice is the site of the outpost of and the 6th-century |
Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland
Saint-Gingolph () is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 2018, it had a population of 981. The municipality is the Swiss portion of the town of Saint-Gingolph, which straddles the France–Switzerland border provided by the Morge river. The French (western) side of the town is known as Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie. History Saint-Gingolph is first mentioned in 1153 as ''Sanctus Gengulfus''. Geography Saint-Gingolph has an area, , of . Of this area, or 11.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 61.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 22.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyon
Nyon (; outdated German language, German: or ; outdated Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Léman, Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has () a population of and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 motorway (Switzerland), A1 Motorway and the railways of the ''Arc Lémanique''. Name Nyon derives from one of the names used by the ancient Rome, Romans for the town, ''Noviodunum (Switzerland), Noviodunum'' or ''Noiodunum''. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bouveret
Le Bouveret () is a village in the commune of Port-Valais in the Swiss canton of Valais. Situated at the southernmost end of Lake Geneva and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much tourism-oriented with several amusement attractions, including the Swiss Vapeur Parc and the water amusement park Aquaparc. Le Bouveret is also the seat of Cesar Ritz Colleges, Hospitality school Access *By bus, from the Aigle train station. *By train, from the Saint-Maurice station. *From Motorway A9 (Brigue - Lausanne - Vallorbe), exit 16 (Villeneuve) or 17 (Aigle) *By boat from Lake Geneva , image = Lake Geneva by Sentinel-2.jpg , caption = Satellite image , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = Switzerland, France , coords = , lake_type = Glacial lak .... Villages in Valais Populated places on Lake Geneva {{Valais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morges
Morges (; la, Morgiis, plural, probably ablative, else dative; frp, Môrges) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva. History Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as ''Morgia''. It was known by its German name ''Morsee'' though that name is no longer used. Prehistory There were several prehistoric settlements along what is now the Morges lakefront. The largest and best known, ''Grande-Cité'', was occupied in the late Bronze Age. One of the wooden objects at Grande-Cité has been dendrochronologically dated to 1031 BC. Many of the stilts and building structures have been preserved in situ. A dugout of oak was discovered near the settlement and in 1877 half of it was recovered and placed in the Musée d'histoire et d'art in Geneva. About a hundred meters (yards) further north is the village of Vers-l'Eglise. The first settlement here dates back to the Neolithic, based on a layer of ceramic objects that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éclépens
Éclépens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History Éclépens is first mentioned in 814 as ''Sclepedingus''. Geography Éclépens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daillens
Daillens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. History Daillens is first mentioned in 1109 as ''Dallens''. Geography Daillens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.3% 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 2.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area Out of the fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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