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Swiss Germans
German Swiss usually refers to either a single, a group of, or all Swiss citizens with origins from the German-speaking Switzerland. German Swiss may also refer to: *German Swiss International School (Hong Kong) * German Swiss International School (Ghana) *German-Swiss border *Germany–Switzerland relations *Swiss-German Sign Language Swiss-German Sign Language (German: ''Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache'', abbreviated DSGS) is the primary deaf sign language of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and of Liechtenstein. The language was established around 1828. In 2011 it ... See also * Swiss-German (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-speaking Switzerland
The German-speaking part of Switzerland (german: Deutschschweiz, french: Suisse alémanique, it, Svizzera tedesca, rm, Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of the Swiss Plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps). The variety of the German language spoken in Switzerland is called Swiss German which refers to any of the Alemannic dialects and which are divided into Low, High and Highest Alemannic. The only exception within German-speaking Switzerland is the municipality of Samnaun where an Austro-Bavarian dialect is spoken. German is the sole official language in 17 Swiss cantons (Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Uri, Zug, and Zurich). French and German are co-official in 3 cantons (Bern, Fribourg, and Valais). In the trilingual can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Swiss International School
The German Swiss International School (GSIS; german: link=no, Deutsch-Schweizerische Internationale Schule; ) is an international school in Hong Kong established in 1969 by German and Swiss families looking for a bilingual German-English education in an international setting. Beginning with 73 students in its inaugural year, GSIS now has approximately 1,250 students from over 30 countries. History The school was established in 1969 by German and Swiss parentsMcCormick, Christy.German language is an educational spur" '' South China Morning Post''. Tuesday 1 August 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2015. led by Ingrid Buchholtz, with its first campus located at 1 Barker Road. This had followed two unsuccessful attempts at creating a German-Swiss school in 1967 and 1968. The German expatriate community in Hong Kong desired a German medium school but felt that alone it would not be able to support such an endeavour. A group in the Swiss community wishing to establish a German medium s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Swiss International School (Ghana)
German Swiss International School Accra (GSIS-Accra or german: Schweizerschule Akkra) is a German-Swiss international school in Accra, Ghana. It serves elementary and junior high school levels.German Swiss international school takes on new image Archive . '' General News of Sunday'' (GNA). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2015. History In 1966, the RMS Swiss School,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German-Swiss Border
The German-speaking part of Switzerland (german: Deutschschweiz, french: Suisse alémanique, it, Svizzera tedesca, rm, Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland, most of the Swiss Plateau and the greater part of the Swiss Alps). The variety of the German language spoken in Switzerland is called Swiss German which refers to any of the Alemannic dialects and which are divided into Low, High and Highest Alemannic. The only exception within German-speaking Switzerland is the municipality of Samnaun where an Austro-Bavarian dialect is spoken. German is the sole official language in 17 Swiss cantons ( Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Uri, Zug, and Zurich). French and German are co-official in 3 cantons ( Bern, Fribourg, and Valais). In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany–Switzerland Relations
Diplomatic relations between Germany and Switzerland are Switzerland's closest. There are over 200 agreements between Switzerland and Germany; and between Switzerland and the European Union (EU), of which Germany is a member.Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Germany Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland is also part of the EU's Schengen Area which abolishes international borders between Schengen states. Germany is Switzerland's most important trading partner: a third of all imports to Switzerland come from Germany (more than Switzerland's next four trading partners combined). Switzerland is also the third largest foreign investor in Germany (after other Member state of the European Union, EU states and the United States) and Swiss companies also employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss-German Sign Language
Swiss-German Sign Language (German: ''Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache'', abbreviated DSGS) is the primary deaf sign language of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and of Liechtenstein. The language was established around 1828. In 2011 it was estimated that 7,500 deaf and 13,000 hearing people use DSGS. There are six dialects which developed in boarding schools for the deaf in Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne, and St. Gallen, as well as in Liechtenstein. Name In Switzerland, the language is called ''Gebärdensprache'' (''sign language'') if a distinction from other languages is not required. Some sources call it ''Natürliche Gebärden'' or ''Natürliche Gebärdensprache'', or Swiss Sign Language (''Langage gestuel suisse''). The former just means 'natural sign', like those for "sleep" or "eat", in contrast to ''Abstrakte Gebärden'' 'conceptual sign', and so the term is no longer used. Most English sources today uses the term ''German-Swiss Sign Language'' or ''Swiss-German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss-German (other)
Swiss-German may refer to: *pertaining to Germany–Switzerland relations *variously, used ambiguously: **Germans in Switzerland, see German immigration to Switzerland **Swiss in Germany, see Swiss_abroad#Germany **the Swiss German language **German-speaking Swiss people, see German-speaking Switzerland The German-speaking part of Switzerland (german: Deutschschweiz, french: Suisse alémanique, it, Svizzera tedesca, rm, Svizra tudestga) comprises about 65 percent of Switzerland (North Western Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switze ... See also * German Swiss (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
