Western Europe is mainly a cultural / political concept created and used during the Cold War. This mainly means the European countries that participated in World War I. It differed earlier, and to some extent still, from Eastern Europe in areas such as economics, politics, culture and religion rather than […]
Switzerland
The resources of the subsoil are very modest. The salt is the only mineral mined in large measure mainly by deposits Bex (Vaud) and Rheinfelden (Canton of Aargau). For minerals, and in particular for oil, Switzerland is therefore practically entirely taxed from abroad. On the contrary, the water potential is […]
Although Zurich is perhaps best known as an important financial hub, the city offers everything a city break should include. Here you get one of the hippest and liveliest destinations in Europe. Zurich – a safe, beautiful and clean city Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland (the capital is […]
The majority of Swiss are Christian, of which slightly more Catholics than Protestants. The latter belong to the Reformed Church which originated in Switzerland. One fifth of the residents say they have no religion at all. Christianity came early to Switzerland with Roman soldiers and merchants, but only in the […]