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Travel to Zurich Switzerland

editor — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 13:23:00 +0000

HISTORY The first settlers on the site of Zurich were Neolithic pile-dwellers. In 15 BC the Romans built the fortified settlement of T uricum. In the Middle Ages the area experienced great days of chivalry. When the guilds were granted equal rights with the nobility the development of Zurich into a city was enhanced. In 1351 it joined the Swiss Confederation. During the 16th century Zwingli made it one of the most important cities of the Reformed Faith. Its silk and cotton industries laid the foundations of the city’s prosperity. 63 miles from the nearest part of the mainland coast

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Travel to Basel Switzerland

editor — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 08:28:00 +0000

HISTORY In 374 Basilea, a Roman military station, was first mentioned in the records as a bishop’s seat. In 1225 the first bridge was built across the Rhine thus laying the foundations for the center of trade and commerce. In 1460 the University of Basle was founded by Pope Pius II. The famous Erasmus of Rotterdam made it the center of humanism. In 1501 a long conflict with the House of Habsburg ended and the town joined the Swiss Confederation. The Hudson’s Bay Company In the seventeenth century, the demand for furs was so great that white men traveled everywhere

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