Place details
Place nameSwitzerland
Other namesSchweizerishe Eidgenossenschaft, Suisse, La Suisse, Confédération suisse, Confédération Suisse, Confédération Helvétique, Svizzera, Confederazione Svizzera, Confederazione Elvetica, Svizzra, Confederaziun Helvetica, Helvetia, Helvetic Republic, Schweiz, Swiss Confederation, Helvetic Confederation, Suiza, Zwitserland, Suíça, CHE, CH, ISO756, SZ00, Rhaetia, Swiss
Latitude47
Longitude8
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area settled in pre-Christian period; had Roman encampments 1st cen.; Germanic tribes invaded 3rd-6th cen.; ruled by Franks 9th cen., Holy Roman Empire from 11th cen.; first confederation of cantons was established 13th cen., others joined 14th-19th cen.; official languages are German, French & Italian, though Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman) is also a national language.