Switzerland is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Most of the people want to celebrate honeymoon here. Switzerland is a mountainous Central European country, home to numerous lakes, villages and the high peaks of the Alps.
Old Towns within its cities contain medieval landmarks like capital Bern’s Zytglogge clock tower and Cathedral of Bern. The country is also a destination for its ski resorts and hiking trails. Read Unknown History and Surprising Facts about Switzerland.
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Unknown History and Surprising Facts about Switzerland
The President of Switzerland changes every year.
The people in Switzerland use a knife of red colour. The reason is that it can be easily found in ice.
87% of the population in Switzerland is educated.
Switzerland is also known as Confoederatio Helvetica.
Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rates in all Industrialised countries.
Switzerland has a population of about 8.57 million.
Most of the people in Switzerland are Christians.
There are more than 1500 lakes in Switzerland.
Switzerland is one of the place with full medical facilities for its people.
Teaching is one of the highest paid occupation in SWITZERLAND.
Switzerland’s economy is based on highly skilled workers.
The Swiss eat more chocolate than any other nation in the world, about 11.3 kg per year.
Switzerland’s highest peak is Dufour Peak at 15,199 feet (4,633 m) and lowest peak is Ascona at 643 feet (196 m).
Swiss women are among the oldest in Europe when they have their first child, an average of 29.5 years old.
The Rolex Company invented the first waterproof watch in Switzerland in 1927.
The Swiss have the second longest life expectancy in the world after Japan.
Switzerland has four official languages, French, German, Italian, and Roman.
Switzerland’s railway system extends for about 3,308 miles (5323km). The Swiss rank second after the Japanese, in travelling by train.
The world’s first portable cassette player called the Stereobelt was tested for the first time in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The Sonnenberg tunnel in Lucerne is able to house up to 20,000 people for an extended period of time as a fallout shelter. It serves as the world’s largest nuclear bomb shelter.
The German town of Büsingen am Hochrhein is entirely surrounded by Switzerland.
In World War II Switzerland was completely surrounded by fascist troops (Germany, Austria, Italy) and the French Vichy regime collaborating with Hitler.
In World War I (1914-1918) Switzerland’s strict neutrality seemed to work well and neither side showed interest to attack Switzerland.
In 1802 the Swiss fought a war known as Stecklikrieg with wooden clubs against France because Napoleon had taken away their weapons.
In 1798, the major cities and the free cantons in central Switzerland were formally republics and authoritarian rule in Switzerland had reached almost the same level than in neighbouring France.
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in Switzerland in 1989.
At an altitude of 2,126 m, the Swiss village of Juf is the highest permanently inhabited village in Europe.
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