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Six of the 26 cantons are traditionally, but no longer officially, called "half-cantons" (German: Halbkanton, French: demi-canton, Italian: semicantone, Romansh: mez-chantun). In two instances (Basel and Appenzell) this was a consequence of a historic division, whilst in the case of Unterwalden a historic mutual association, resulted in three ...
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- Switzerland
The Smallest Switzerland Canton by Population: Appenzell Innerrhoden - 16,500 (2023) ... Switzerland Canton Maps. Switzerland Canton Map. 1100x769px / 189 Kb.
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The cantons Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden (Nidwalden and Obwalden together are called Unterwalden) are called Urkantone. An Urkanton is a canton that existed since the foundation of Switzerland in 1291. With time, other cantons joined Switzerland. Jura is the newest canton in Switzerland since 1978. In that year, it split from the canton of Bern ...
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The canton of Zurich is the largest with a population of 1.5 million people. It is divided into 12 districts and 165 municipalities. There are 180 members in the cantonal council who are elected after every four years. The executive consists of seven members elected to serve a term of 4 years. The city of Zurich is the capital of the canton while G...
The canton of Bern is the second largest by population and surface area. It is located in the west-central part of the country. The canton’s population is slightly above a million, 12.45% of whom are foreigners. The city of Bern is both the canton and federal capital. There are ten district and 388 municipalities. There are 160 members in the canto...
The canton of Vaud has a population of about 790,000. It is the third largest by population and ranks fourth by size. The canton is located in Romandy, which is the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Lausanne is the largest and capital of the canton. There are ten districts and 309 municipalities in Vaud. The cantonal council consists of 150 memb...
Switzerland is a confederation of 23 states (cantons) and 3 "split cantons" of two half-cantons each, Basel, Appenzell, and Unterwalden. The cantons are the federal states of the Swiss Confederation. Each canton has its own constitution, government, legislature and judiciary.
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848. Each canton has its own constitution, legislature, government and courts.
Switzerland divided into 26 cantons and half cantons. Each of the 26 cantons has its laws, parliaments, governments and courts. Basel, Appenzell and Unterwald bring together two semi-cantons to a cantonal square.
