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Saint-Prex
Saint-Prex () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges (district), Morges. In 1973, St-Prex was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. History Saint-Prex is first mentioned in 885 as ''Sanctus Prothasius''. The town was founded with the construction of the chateau in 1234AD. The bourg (old town) forms a peninsula extending from the north shore of Lake Geneva. In recent years the commerce of the town has mostly moved to outer areas. St-Prex is a port for the Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman, CGN lake steamers in summer. Geography Saint-Prex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 8.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 38.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes. [...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 |
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: , , *town: , , *urbanized village: , , , *village: , , , *hamlet: , , , *special case: , , , References * External links ISOS* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Sites Heritage registers in Switzerland Switzerland geography-related lists Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lully, Vaud
Lully is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Lully is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Lulliacum''. Geography Lully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.5% is settled (buildings or roads) 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, housing and buildings made up 13.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 42.4% is used for growing crops and 4.4% is pastures, while 18.0% is used for orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lussy-sur-Morges
Lussy-sur-Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Morges district. History Lussy-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1026 as ''in villa Luciaco''. Geography Lussy-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% 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 9.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 58.5% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchillon
Buchillon is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Buchillon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Chanliva''. In 1339 it was mentioned as ''Buschillion''. Geography Buchillon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.9% 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 20.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 28.6% is used for grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolochenaz
Tolochenaz () is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Geography Tolochenaz lies on the northern shore of Lake Geneva west of Lausanne. Tolochenaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 6.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 57.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 In the built up area, industrial buildings made up 11.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 25.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 3.8% of the total land area is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-sous-Yens
Villars-sous-Yens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Geography Villars-sous-Yens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 13.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.2% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures, while 11.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken 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 language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other armorial ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full achievement (heraldry), heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest (heraldry), crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Roll of arms, Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a nobility, noble family, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
