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The Canton of Geneva, whose official name is the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is the successor of the Republic of Geneva. This article focuses on the history of the canton, which begins in 1815, and some of the context leading to modern borders and events after that date.
- 282.49 km² (109.07 sq mi)
- CH-GE
- Switzerland
- Geneva
A view of Geneva by Frances Elizabeth Wynne, 4 August 1858. Geneva was an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Helvetii tribe, [30] when the Roman Republic took it in 121 BC. It became Christian under the Late Roman Empire, and acquired its first bishop in the 5th century, having been connected to the Bishopric of Vienne in the 4th.
- 15.92 km² (6.15 sq mi)
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Conseil administratif, with 5 members
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This applies to the Romance-speaking cantons in particular: Geneva (formally République et canton de Genève, 'Republic and canton of Geneva'), Jura, Neuchâtel, Valais, Vaud and Ticino. History
- 26 cantons (as of 1979)
- Switzerland
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Geneva is a canton in Switzerland. The capital of the canton is Geneva City. The French name is Genève, The German name is Genf, in Italian it is Ginevra. Geneva is the seat of many institutions of the United Nations. It has about 186.000 inhabitants and a very old university. About 960.000 people live in the urban area.
- 282.49 km² (109.07 sq mi)
- Conseil d'État (7)
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities, and the seat of the government and parliament is in the City of Geneva.
History of Geneva. The history of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century.
