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Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The villages 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 Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as ''Sancti Simphoriani''.Geography Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 88.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges Castle
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The villages 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 Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as ''Sancti Simphoriani''.Geography Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 88.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echichens
Echichens is a 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 Echichens is first mentioned in 1131 as ''Chichens''. Colombier is first mentioned in 937 as ''Columbaris''. Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Monna''. In 1221 it was mentioned as ''Muna''. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as ''Sancti Simphoriani''.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mestral Castle
The Castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, also called Mestral Castle, is a castle in the municipality of Echichens of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. History The current castle was built on the ruins of an old feudal castle which consisted of two buildings divided by a courtyard: one of them served as a dungeon while the other was used as housing for the local lord. In 1727, General François-Louis de Pesmes de Saint-Saphoriafter a career as a soldier and a diplomat, retired to Saint-Saphorin where he was born. Previously, he had the castle rebuilt, which already belonged to his family, on the model of that of Vullierens Castle, Vullierens. His daughter, Judith-Louise, married Gabriel-Henri de Mestral, then Lord of Pampigny. The castle took the name of Mestral, and among the successive owners, the engineer Georges de Mestral, inventor of Velcro, inherited it on the death of his father in 1966. Viticulture The castle ... [...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 |
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] |
Monnaz
Monnaz was a 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 Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Monna''. In 1221 it was mentioned as ''Muna''.Geography Monnaz had an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremblens
Bremblens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Bremblens is first mentioned in 1177 as ''Bremblens''. Geography Bremblens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.1% 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, housing and buildings made up 6.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.2% is used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanel-sur-Morges
Romanel-sur-Morges is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. History Romanel-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 967 as ''villa Romanella''. Geography Romanel-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 14.3% of the total land area is heavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vullierens
Vullierens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Vullierens is known for its castle, iris gardens and banqueting center "Portes des Iris". Geography Vullierens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 84.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% 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 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 7.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aclens
Aclens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Aclens is first mentioned in 1002 as ''Astlegus''. Geography Aclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% 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 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.4% of the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inventory Of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on the Ordinance and consolidated/translated as follows: *city: german: Stadt, Stadt/Flecken, it, città, french: ville *town: german: Kleinstadt, Kleinstadt (Flecken), it, borgo, borgo/cittadina, french: petite ville *urbanized village: german: verstädtertes Dorf, it, villaggio urbanizzato, french: village urbanisé, rm, vischnanca urbanisada *village: german: Dorf, it, villaggio, french: village, rm, vischnanca *hamlet: german: Weiler, it, frazione, frazione (casale), french: hameau, rm, aclaun *special case: german: Spezialfall, it, caso particolare, french: cas particulier, cas spécial, rm, cas spezial References * External links ISOS* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Sites Heritage registers in Switzerland Switzerland geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rent-to-own
Rent-to-own, also known as rental purchase or rent-to-buy, is a type of legally documented transaction under which tangible property, such as furniture, consumer electronics, motor vehicles, home appliances, real property, and engagement rings, is leased in exchange for a weekly or monthly payment, with the option to purchase at some point during the agreement. A rent-to-own transaction differs from a traditional lease, in that the lessee can purchase the leased item at any time during the agreement (in a traditional lease the lessee has no such right), and from a hire purchase/installment plan, in that the lessee can terminate the agreement by simply returning the property (in a hire purchase the buyer has a limited time, if any, to cancel the agreement). The usage of rent-to-own transactions began in the United Kingdom and Europe, and first appeared in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. While rent-to-own terminology is most commonly associated with consumer goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
