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Swiss Associates
Swiss Associates, also known as Associated Places, Zugewandte Orte (Facing Places),Andreas Würgler: "Facing Places", in: ''Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS)'' , version from February 26, 2014. Online: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/009815/2014-02-26/ , consulted on January 9, 2024. or Pays Alliés (Allied Countries), were Associated state, associate states of the Old Swiss Confederacy, with some form of alliance agreement with either the entire Confederation or individual Cantons of Switzerland, cantons. The associates were extremely heterogeneous. They had no institution that bound them together, other than their alliances with the Swiss Confederacy. Some had extremely close bonds with the Confederation, whereas others were only bound with one or two cantons. Generally, all nations that were related to the Confederation that were not Vassal, subjects nor fully fledged cantons were considered associates. Whereas members of the Swiss Confederacy were not permitted to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
