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Zermatt

Cities in Switzerland

Zermatt is a city in the Visp district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located in the south near the Italian border. 62 km southeast of Gstaad and 10 km border of Italy.

The official language is German. In 2005, the city had a population of 5,687 people and had an area of ​​242 km². The city has a population density of 23 people / km².

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Switzerland

Countries in Europe

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation or Latin Confoederatio Helvetica, is a federal state of 26 cantons in Central Europe bordering Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, Liechtenstein and Austria to the east. Switzerland is a country that consists mostly of the Alps.

Switzerland is knownas a neutral country but still has strong international cooperation. Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons. Six of them are sometimes considered "half cantons" because they started with the separation of three cantons, the effect of which was that there was only one representative on the State Council. The capital of this country is Bern.

Other important cities are Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and Geneva, which is the location of various international bodies such as the United Nations, WHO, ILO, and UNHCR. Switzerland is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the small kingdom of Liechtenstein.

Swiss society speaks many languages, and there are four official languages, namely German, French, Italian and Romansh which are less popular. Switzerland is rich in history as a neutral country regardless of wartime or peace.

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Geneva

Cities in Switzerland

Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland, located where Lake Geneva flows into the Rhône River. This city is the capital of République et Canton de Genève.

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Zürich City in Switzerland

The city of Zurich, a global center for banking and finance, lies at the north end of Lake Zurich in northern Switzerland. The picturesque lanes of the central Altstadt (Old Town), on either side of the Limmat River, reflect its pre-medieval history. Waterfront promenades like the Limmatquai follow the river toward the 17th-century Rathaus (town hall).

Augustinergasse is a colorful old-world street, known for the carved windows of former merchants’ houses. Shopping boulevard Bahnhofsstrasse is lined with high-end fashion stores and banks. Niederdorf is a popular nightlife area. The 9th-century Fraumünster church houses Marc Chagall’s 1970s stained-glass windows, and the Grossmünster’s tower has views of the city, lake and Alps.

The Landesmuseum traces Swiss culture over thousands of years. Cabaret Voltaire, a cafe/bar that’s still in operation, was the 1916 birthplace of the Dada art movement. Work by modern artists like Alberto Giacometti is on display at the Kunsthaus museum.