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- proper noun A town in
Switzerland , the capital of the canton of Schwyz. - proper noun A
canton of Switzerland.
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Examples
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"Mittelalterliche Dominikanerinnenkirchen in der Zentral - und Nordostschweiz," Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins des Kantons Schwyz 81 (1989): 39 – 77.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Note 5: For a list of mostly German works dealing with male mendicant architecture see Georges Descoeudres, "Mittelalterliche Dominikanerinnenkirchen in der Zentral - und Nordostschweiz," Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz 81 (1989): 39 – 77.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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As a reward for help in several war expeditions to Italy, German king Friedrich II exempted the valleys of Uri (1231) and Schwyz (1240) from the jurisdiction of any counts and dukes so they would be subject to the king alone.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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When his successor king Rudolf of Habsburg, the first German Emperor from this house, died in 1291, people from Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden feared that the counts of Habsburg would try to regain influence in their territories.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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While the Federal Charter (Bundesbrief), dated from "the first days of August, 1291" is a historical fact and can be seen at the Museum of the federal charters in Schwyz during summer of 2006, the federal charter has been on exhibition in the USA for a few weeks, the Oath on Rutli is a legend (anyway well composed, because of the secret nature of the beginning of the history of the old Swiss confederacy).
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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The head office of the company is in Ibach, Schwyz, in the heart of Switzerland.
Archive 2008-11-01 Thatsnews 2008
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The head office of the company is in Ibach, Schwyz, in the heart of Switzerland.
Victorinox European Flagship Store - Opening 7th November On New Bond Street Thatsnews 2008
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Five cantons (Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Zug) banded together against Zürich and the Reformation movement.
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Cause: A highway was designed that connected Schwyz with the Austrian border, separating Zürich and Protestant Glarus.
1712 2001
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Revolt of the three Forest Cantons, Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, and formation of a (Swiss) confederacy (See The Swiss Confederation).
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