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Geneva is the biggest city in Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). Geneva is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. It is situated where the Rhône River leaves Lake Geneva (called in French Lac Léman). Geneva is a very important financial and diplomatic center.
Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf ), Switzerland 's second-most populous city and the largest French-speaking city in Switzerland, is one of the world's major centres of international diplomacy, having served as the site of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross since its foundation in 1863.
Geneva ( / dʒəˈniːvə / jə-NEE-və; French: Genève [ ʒənɛv] ⓘ) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy.
(French), English: Geneva. German: Genf. Genève, canton, southwestern Switzerland. The canton lies between the Jura Mountains and the Alps and consists mainly of its capital, the city of Geneva (Genève). It is one of the smallest cantons in the Swiss Confederation.
By 379 ce Geneva was the seat of a bishop and was within the Roman Empire, but when it had been Christianized and when it became a Roman city are uncertain. After the Germanic invasions Geneva became part of the Burgundian kingdom and served as its first capital from 443 to 534.
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Geneva is Switzerland’s most international city, as it is where the European seat of the UNO is based. Even the International Red Cross directs its humanitarian campaigns from here. Besides being a congress city, Geneva is also a centre for culture and history, for trade fairs and exhibitions.
Geneva is: a city. capital of the Canton of Geneva. Population of Geneva: 198,979. Area of Geneva: 15.92 km 2 (6.15 sq mi) Atlas of Geneva. Geneva. Geneva. Location within Switzerland.
